Florida Can Enforce Ban on Puberty Blockers, Gender Surgeries for Children: Appeals Court

A three-judge panel ruled 2–1 that the state would likely prevail in the appeal.
Florida Can Enforce Ban on Puberty Blockers, Gender Surgeries for Children: Appeals Court
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Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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A federal appeals court has allowed Florida to enforce a ban on hormone replacement therapy for children while the legal challenge against the ban proceeds.

In the Aug. 26 decision, a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Florida, reversing a district judge’s order that put the ban on hold while the matter is appealed. The court also approved expedited proceedings in the appeal.