Federal Judges Overturn Bans on Gender-Affirming Care in Multiple States
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A federal judge has overturned Florida's ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care, ruling that the ban on Medicaid paying for hormone therapy or "puberty blockers" was an equal protection violation and went against federal Medicaid law as well as the Affordable Care Act. The judge called the restrictions "purposeful" discrimination against transgender individuals and not a "legitimate state interest." The lawsuit was brought against the state on behalf of two transgender adult men and the families of two transgender minors.
- Federal judge knocks down Florida's Medicaid ban on gender-affirming treatment POLITICO
- Indiana Transgender Care Ban Mostly Paused by Federal Court Bloomberg Law
- Arkansas federal judge blocks first ban on gender-affirming care The Washington Post
- Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors POLITICO
- Those for and against SAFE Act react to reversal of Arkansas law KFSM 5Newsonline
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