A federal district court judge on Tuesday struck down an Arkansas law that banned gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The judge said the law violates the constitutional rights of transgender youth, their parents and their medical providers. The Arkansas law also barred state funds and insurance coverage for gender-affirming care and allowed private insurers to refuse to cover such care for people of any age. Republicans who backed the bill said they want young people to wait until they are older to begin gender-affirming care. Judge strikes down gender-affirming care ban in Arkansas originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News June 21, 2023 00:19 UTC