Judge temporarily blocks Ohio gender-affirming care ban

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Judge temporarily blocks Ohio gender-affirming care ban

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Story by Brendan Pierson (16 April 2024)

(Reuters) - An Ohio judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Republican-backed state law banning gender-affirming care, such as puberty blockers and hormones, for transgender minors from taking effect later this month.

Judge Michael Holbrook of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas said that the two transgender children and their families who are suing to challenge the law, which would also prevent transgender girls from competing on girls' sports teams, would be permanently harmed if the law takes effect on April 24.

Ohio's Republican-controlled legislature passed its law in January.

The vote overrode the veto of Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican who said he made his decision after hearing from parents of transgender youth that gender-affirming care had been lifesaving for their children.

In his ruling, Holbrook said the families who challenged the law were likely to succeed in their argument that it improperly addressed two separate subjects, healthcare and sports, rather than a single subject as required by the Ohio constitution.