A federal judge has struck down a 2021 Arkansas law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, forbidding the enforcement of the nation’s first law blocking medical treatment for transitioning young people.
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Arkansas federal judge blocks first ban on gender-affirming care
U.S. district judge in Arkansas issued a permanent injunction against a state law that banned trans youth and their families from seeking gender-affirming medical care
Updated June 20, 2023 at 7:49 p.m. EDT|Published June 20, 2023 at 6:37 p.m. EDT