The Gender Identity Law is fully reinstated: the courts suspended Milei's decree

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Title: The Gender Identity Law is fully reinstated: the courts suspended Milei's decree against transgender adolescents
Link To: Article 🔗 [Link: agenciapresentes.org/en/2026/07/21/la-​justicia-​suspendio-​el-​decreto-​de-​milei-​contra-​las-​infancias-​y-​las-​adolescencias-​trans/]
Author: Agustina Ramos
Date: July 21, 2026
Trigger Warning: None
Brief summary of the article
Argentina's Fifth Chamber of the Federal Administrative Court provisionally suspended Decree 62/2025, which had restricted access to hormonal treatments for people under 18 under the Gender Identity Law. The ruling has nationwide scope and requires health insurance providers, private healthcare companies and public hospitals to guarantee continuity of and immediate access to treatment.
Main Points of the Article
"The Federal Court provisionally suspended Decree 62/2025, which prevented access to hormonal treatments for minors under 18 years of age contemplated in the Gender Identity Law."

"With this decision, the Gender Identity Law is fully reinstated throughout the country, guaranteeing the continuity of hormone treatments for individuals under 18 years of age."

"The court granted the injunction filed by the Argentine LGBT Federation, as part of a legal action seeking to declare the decree unconstitutional."

"Health insurance providers, private healthcare companies, and public hospitals must guarantee the continuity of and immediate access to treatment."

"Although the final ruling is still pending, the legal arguments maintain that there were no grounds for bypassing Congress and amending the law."

"The judges concluded that there is a greater risk to the population in rejecting the precautionary measure than in granting it."
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