The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a preliminary order lifting an injunction that prevents an Alabama law from taking effect banning gender reassignment surgery for minors, according to court documents.

The law was suspended in 2022 while a lawsuit was filed by a district court alleging that the law illegally intruded on patients' medical decisions. according to To the Associated Press. The appeals court ruled in August to invalidate the lower court's decision and reversed the ruling on Thursday. injunction to enable the law to take effect in the meantime; The Court of Appeals continues to consider the law. (Related: Judge orders California school district to reinstate teacher who refused to lie to parents under trans policy)

Attorney General Steve Marshall said, “Alabama's Vulnerable Children Compassion and Protection Act will protect the physical and psychological safety of children from unproven, life-altering chemical and surgical procedures.'' “We are now better protected from this.” press release. “This is an important victory for our country, our children, and common sense.”

BREAKING NEWS | 11th Circuit Court Order Clears the Way for Enforcement of the Act to Protect Children from Gender Reassignment Experiments
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— Attorney General Steve Marshall (@AGSteveMarshall) January 11, 2024

Alabama's Vulnerable Children Compassion and Protection Act is passed it In April 2022, it made performing sex reassignment surgery or prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones a Class C felony. If violated, doctors could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.

A group of parents whose children identify as transgender It has been submitted A lawsuit challenging the ban was filed in April 2022, after the ban was signed into law, and attorneys representing the plaintiffs released a joint statement. statement “It will harm thousands of transgender youth,” Thursday said.

“Alabama's transgender health care ban will harm thousands of transgender youth across the state and leave parents in the untenable position of not getting the health care their children need to thrive. ” said a joint statement from GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders and the American Law Association. The Lesbian Rights Center, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Human Rights Campaign state:

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