By Daniel Trotta and Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A Montana judge on Wednesday blocked enforcement of the state's recently enacted ban on gender-affirming ...
By Daniel Trotta and Nate Raymond - A Montana judge on Wednesday blocked enforcement of the state's recently enacted ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors, marking the latestBy Daniel Trotta and Nate Raymond
Missoula County District Judge Jason Marks ruled that the law likely discriminated based on minors' transgender status and infringed on their privacy rights in violation of Montana's constitution. The judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the law while a lawsuit by three families with transgender children and two medical providers challenging it moves forward, saying that"barring access to gender-affirming care would negatively impact gender dysphoric minors’ mental and physical health."
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, a Republican, is defending the law in court. His spokesperson, Emilee Cantrell, promised an appeal, citing the"irreversible and immediate harms that the procedures have on children."
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