A federal judge has struck down a 2021 Arkansas law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, forbidding the enforcement of the nation’s first law blocking medical treatment for transitioning young people.
U.S. District Judge James Moody of the Eastern District of Arkansas ruled the law unconstitutional, saying it violated the rights of doctors and discriminated against transgender people. Gender-affirming medical care includes such treatments as puberty blockers and hormone therapy. The law also prohibited doctors from referring trans youth to other providers for gender-affirming care.
. Florida’s effort to limit such care for trans youth has also severely restricted access to transition-related care for adults.Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said in a statement posted on Twitter that in his ruling “Judge Moody misses what is widely known: There is no scientific evidence that any child will benefit from these procedures, while the consequences are harmful and often permanent. We will appeal to the Eighth Circuit.
For now, the ruling only affects Arkansas. But its impact is expected to extend further, particularly once it is appealed, said Holly Dickson, executive director of the ACLU of Arkansas. “Certainly, it should be illustrative to not just the courts, but to lawmakers around the country who are thinking about these bans and whether they should implement them,” Dickson said.
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