Kansas Judge Blocks Ban on Youth Gender Care, Leaving Surgery Prohibition Intact

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 16

A temporary injunction from Douglas County Judge Carl Folsom III bars Kansas from enforcing its ban on hormone treatments and puberty blockers for minors.
In a 117-page ruling, Folsom said the law likely violated parents’ rights to make medical decisions for their children and would cause irreparable harm to transgender youths.
The order does not stop Kansas from enforcing the law’s separate ban on gender-transition surgeries for minors.
Attorney General Kris Kobach called the decision judicial activism and said he would appeal, while the ACLU called it a major win for people affected in Kansas.
The ruling hands transgender-rights supporters a temporary victory after Kansas lawmakers overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of the measure last year.

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