The Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled two to one that Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for youth can stay in effect while legal battles continue, according to the Illinois Eagle, citing the AP.
The court decided that the restrictions of the law, SB 480, are within the purview of the Indiana General Assembly and do not infringe on the constitutional rights of transgender children, their parents or medical providers.
SB 480, which Republican Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed in 2023, prohibits the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapies and surgical interventions for minors. The ACLU of Indiana sued to block the law and a federal judge blocked the law in June 2023. In February 2024, a court removed that injunction.
According to NBC News, this decision came as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a challenge to a similar Tennessee law that may determine if all such state laws around the country can be enforced.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita wrote on X that the appeals court’s decision was “a huge win for Hoosiers and will help protect our most precious gift from God—our children.”
The post Court: Indiana can maintain ban on gender-affirming care appeared first on Windy City Times.