A federal appeals court on Nov. 13, in a split decision, upheld an Indiana law that bans gender surgeries and other transition procedures for minors.
A U.S. district judge incorrectly found previously that plaintiffs who sued over the law would be irreparably harmed by not being able to access puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones if the law were not blocked, the majority of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit panel said.
“While it was correct to recognize the record evidence supporting the effectiveness of medical interventions to treat gender dysphoria, the court failed to even discuss other record evidence establishing that psychotherapy and psychosocial support are also effective treatment options,” U.S. Circuit Judge Michael Brennan wrote in the majority opinion. “It might be different if Indiana barred all treatment for gender dysphoria, but [the law] does no such thing.”…