Federal Judge Blocks Key Parts of Indiana Law Banning Transgender Care for Minors

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing an Indiana law banning transgender care for minors from taking effect July 1.
The injunction allows transgender minors in Indiana to continue receiving hormone therapy and puberty blockers.
The law's prohibition on gender-affirming surgeries for minors will still take effect.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit challenging the law on behalf of four transgender children, their parents and a doctor who treats transgender youth.
The law is one of at least 20 enacted this year in Republican-led states restricting transgender rights.