A federal judge blocked an Alabama law that had made it a felony for doctors to provide puberty blockers and hormone treatment to children.
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"We will continue fighting to protect Alabama’s children from these radical, unproven, life-altering drugs, despite this temporary legal roadblock," Ivey said."It is especially important while they are at such a vulnerable stage in life. We will continue to uphold our duty to ensure that children are free to grow up into the adults God intended them to be, even with today’s societal pressures and modern culture.
A lawsuit from four families with transgender children had been filed and alleges that the law is discriminatory, an unconstitutional violation of equal protection and free speech rights and that it intrudes on family medical decisions. The Department of Justice joined the lawsuit. He also cited testimony from a mother who said she feared her child would commit suicide if access to the transitioning medications was blocked.
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