Alabama Families Continue to Appeal to Block Transgender Care Ban
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled the ban can go into effect. The families want a rehearing by the full court.
September 13, 2023
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A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled the ban can go into effect. The families want a rehearing by the full court.
Lawmakers passed the legislation over Gov. John Bel Edwards's veto.
Anti-trans legislation is having a severe impact on the mental health of trans youth.
Legislators Tuesday overrode Gov. Asa Hutchinson's veto, making Arkansas the first state with such a law.
The judge stopped the administration from stripping funding from medical providers that provide medical care to transgender minors.
The law would have placed medical professionals who provide such care for transgender people under the age of 18 at risk of fines up to $5,000 and a felony conviction, resulting in up to 10 years in prison.
It is the first time a federal court has allowed such a law to go into effect.
Another court has stepped in to block Republican efforts to take away essential health care from transgender people.
Gov. Tony Evers had promised to veto the bill, and he keeps his promises, he said Wednesday.
Far-right Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the bill soon.
The DOJ is looking to join a suit brought by Tennessee families.
Those who sued to challenge the ban are likely to succeed in proving it violates their privacy rights, the court ruled.
The ban on care for trans minors and certain adults is set to go into effect August 28.
"This law represents government overreach on steroids," says Lambda Legal Senior Counsel Peter Renn.
The judge partially stopped the law from being enforced.
A federal appeals court refused to place a hold on an inunction against the ban, which threatens health care workers with 10 years in prison.
Gov. Edwards sustained his veto of two other anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
The legislation, signed Monday by Gov. Kevin Stitt, includes the possibility of felony charges for violation.
Legislators have passed a bill and sent it to Gov. Bill Lee (pictured), and they're also moving toward restrictions on drag shows.
The measure will now be considered in the state House, over the outrage of transgender rights advocates.
Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Missouri, representing the families and organizations suing to challenge the ban, plan to appeal.