Trump-appointed judge blocks Indiana ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors.

A judge appointed by former President Donald Trump has issued a partial preliminary injunction against a new law in Indiana that would prohibit medical professionals from providing gender-affirming care for minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria. The law's ban on gender-affirming surgery for minors was upheld, but the use of puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapies as treatment options for minors with gender dysphoria will not be banned. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana is suing the Republican-controlled state to block the law from being enacted.