The Tennessean
A federal judge has blocked part of Tennessee’s new law banning transgender medical care for minors from going into effect on July 1, ahead of a full trial scheduled for early 2024.
In a late Wednesday ruling, Judge Eli Richardson issued an order blocking the state from enforcing a ban on gender-affirming medications such as puberty blockers and hormone therapies. Under the order, Tennessee can enforce its ban on gender transition surgical procedures, with Richardson finding that none of the plaintiffs were planning to pursue surgery as minors.
The injunction is temporary, pending a complete trial on the lawsuit, but Richardson’s opinion indicated Tennessee officials have so far failed to make a convincing case on the constitutionality of the law, which General Assembly Republicans moved quickly to pass earlier this year.
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