A trial begins in North Dakota to challenge the constitutionality of a law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The case, filed by families and a doctor, argues that the law violates the state's constitution and denies transgender youth access to necessary healthcare. The trial is expected to last eight days, with a ruling unclear at this time.
will go to trial Monday, more than a year after families of transgender children and a doctor filed the suit that argued the law violates the state's constitution.
Lawmakers who supported the bill that became law said it would protect children from what they said are irreversible treatments and operations. Opponents said the legislation would have harmful effects on transgender kids, and noted that gender-affirming surgeries are not performed on minors in North Dakota.
The law contains an exemption for children who were already receiving treatments before the ban’s effective date. But attorneys for the plaintiffs said providers held off due to perceived vagueness in the law. That led the families to travel and miss work and school to seek care for their kids — including an eight-hour round trip drive for one family to attend a 30-minute appointment, Stewart said.
“As far as the number of patients, I can't really say, but honestly whether it's a lot or a few is really irrelevant to whether this is constitutional,” she said.
GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE TRANSGENDER YOUTH LAWSUIT CONSTITUTIONALITY NORTH DAKOTA
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