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‘Wild Ride’ Begins With Court Clash Over 1st US Law to Ban Child Transgender Surgeries

Constitutional test of Arkansas law will set precedent, send ripple effects

‘Wild Ride’ Begins With Court Clash Over 1st US Law to Ban Child Transgender Surgeries
A gender neutral sign is posted outside a bathroom at Oval Park Grill on May 11, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. The debate over transgenderism is spreading nationwide, particularly when it comes to transition surgery for young people. Sara Davis/Getty Images
Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
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10/14/2022|Updated: 10/28/2022
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When America’s first law banning “gender transition procedures” for minors was passed in Arkansas last year, it spawned a wave of similar legislation.

But legislative proposals in a dozen other states withered on the vine, while the Arkansas law faced an immediate court challenge that temporarily blocked the law from taking effect in July 2021.

Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Reporter
Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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