A federal appeals court has upheld a Tennessee and Kentucky ban on transgender-related medical procedures for minors.
The Ohio-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld bans in Tennessee and Kentucky by a 2-1 vote, which allows the states to enforce laws prohibiting children from undergoing transgender-related medical procedures, such as puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery, according to a report by Reuters.
“HUGE WINS in Tennessee and Kentucky as a federal appeals courts upholds ban on child sterilization and mutilation!” Gays Against Groomers reacted on social media. “The 6th Circuit panel sided with proponents of ‘gender-affirming care’ bans who say the treatments are unproven and risk permanently harming children.”
HUGE WINS in Tennessee and Kentucky as a federal appeals courts upholds ban on child sterilization and mutilation!
The 6th Circuit panel sided with proponents of “gender-affirming care” bans who say the treatments are unproven and risk permanently…
— Gays Against Groomers (@againstgrmrs) September 29, 2023
The court rejected a challenge by families of children who identify as the opposite sex who had argued that the bans discriminated on the basis of sex.
The 6th Circuit panel sided with those who argued that transgender-related treatments are unproven and risk permanently harming children.