The 10th District Court of Appeals in Ohio blocked the state’s ban on gender-affirming care on Tuesday arguing that the prescription ban “interferes with parent-appellants’ fundamental right to care for their children.”
In August of 2024, Franklin County Judge Michael J. Holbrook upheld the law in Ohio that banned puberty blockers and hormone therapy for children under the age of 18. The law also blocked biological boys from playing on women and girls’ sports teams.
On Tuesday, the court ruled that banning hormone blockers for transgender minors violated the Health Care Freedom Amendment in the Ohio Constitution. The ban on biological boys competing in girls’ athletics remained intact.
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