BREAKING: A judge blocked Arkansas' ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, the first such ruling in the U.S.
At least 19 other states have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for minors following Arkansas' law, and federal judges have temporarily blocked similar bans in Alabama and Indiana. Three states have banned or restricted the care through regulations or administrative orders.
Children's hospitals around the country have faced harassment and threats of violence for providing such care. The state is likely to appeal Moody's decision to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which last year upheld the judge's temporary order blocking the law.
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