A U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld an Indiana law that prohibits minors from obtaining drugs that aid in gender reassignment.
On Wednesday, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision affirmed the new ban, which had previously been blocked by a lower court. Opponents of the ban argue that it violates parents' rights and discriminates “on the basis of sex” by prohibiting treatment based on gender.
“Courts have long recognized that states retain close power to regulate the practice of medicine. This power is strongest when there is uncertainty about the safety and effectiveness of a treatment,” the Circuit Court said. Judge Michael Brennan said. The court's majority opinion states: But Brennan also rejected claims that the ban discriminates on the basis of gender, noting that the law “prohibits gender transition procedures regardless of whether the patient is a boy or a girl.”
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Trans Rights activists take part in a protest against the ban on hormone blockers in London, England, on April 20, 2024. (Karl Cote/Getty Images)
The Seventh Circuit's ruling Wednesday overturned a lower court's earlier ruling that blocked a new ban on transgender treatment.
“Today's 7th District Court of Appeals' decision is a huge victory for Hoosiers and will help protect God's most precious gift: our children,” said Indiana Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita. Ta. I wrote this on X (formerly Twitter)following the decision. “By denying an injunction against common-sense state law, Indiana will continue to prohibit dangerous and irreversible sex change procedures on minors.”
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The ruling upholds an Indiana law on puberty blockers and hormones for minors and comes ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court hearing on a challenge to a similar law in Tennessee.
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Currently, the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat gender-confused minors is banned or restricted in at least some countries. 26 states.
