A federal judge has struck down Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Children's hospitals around the country have facedThe state has argued that the prohibition is within its authority to regulate the medical profession. People opposed to such treatments for children argue they are too young to make such decisions about their futures. Major medical groups, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, oppose the bans and experts say treatments are safe if properly administered.
“Only in the far-Left’s woke vision of America is it not appropriate to protect children," Sanders tweeted.challenging the state's ban. Dylan Brandt, 17, testified in October that the hormone therapy he has received has transformed his life and that the ban would force him to leave the state.
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