A federal judge ruled Friday that Kentucky can enforce a state law banning sex reassignment treatments for minors, according to Reuters.
President Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge David Hale ruled in June that Kentucky could ban puberty-suppressing drugs and hormone treatments for minors after ruling that state statutes could violate the U.S. Constitution. ruled that the use of according to to Reuters. The decision comes after a federal appeals court reinstated a similar ban in Tennessee, ahead of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals hearing the two states’ cases together. (Related: Biden DOJ ‘uses litigation’ to block child transsexual ban, uphold trans ideology in schools, senior government official says)
Republican Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron: “Today’s verdict is a victory for parents and children.” Said in a press release. “We are grateful to the District Court for doing what the law requires to protect Kentucky children from irreparable harm caused by these experimental drug treatments.”
Families of transgender children have filed lawsuits over Kentucky and Tennessee laws banning minors from transgendering, claiming the bills would strip them of their parental rights, Reuters reported. . A federal judge blocked both statutes on June 28 following the lawsuit.
Sarah Newton stands with a transpride flag during a rally to protest the passage of SB150 at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky on March 29, 2023. (Photo Credit: John Cherry/Getty Images)
“While we strongly disagree with this opinion, it is valid only while our appeal is pending in the Sixth Circuit,” said Corey Shapiro, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union in Kentucky. says. Said in a press release. “While this is not final, we remain optimistic that a positive outcome will result if adequate explanations are given.”
Similar laws are being contested in courts across the country. In Arkansas, a judge appointed by President Obama has blocked a state law banning child sex reassignment procedures, including surgery, puberty inhibitors and hormones. On Thursday, five families, three doctors and two LGBT activist groups filed a lawsuit against a Texas law banning similar treatment of children.
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