Federal Judge Blocks Part of Indiana’s Ban on Gender Transition Procedures

Activists against the use of gender-transition treatments and procedures on minors demonstrate outside of Boston Childrens Hospital in Boston on Sept. 18, 2022. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting part of Indiana’s ban on gender transition procedures for minors, pending the outcome of a legal challenge.

U.S. District Court Judge James Patrick Hanlon, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, blocked the enforcement of provisions in the bill that prohibited puberty blockers and cross-sex hormone therapy for minors.