Montana Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors

The court upheld a lower court's ruling that the ban likely violates the state constitution's right to privacy, allowing care to continue as the case proceeds to trial.

• Montana's Supreme Court ruled to uphold a preliminary injunction against a law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, citing likely constitutional violations.
• The decision aligns with a lower court ruling that the ban infringes on the state's constitutional right to privacy and possibly equal protection rights.
• The blocked law, SB 99, would have prohibited treatments such as puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors while allowing similar treatments for other conditions.
• The ruling allows transgender youth to continue receiving gender-affirming care as the case moves to a full trial in district court.
• Advocacy groups and plaintiffs, including transgender minors and healthcare providers, praised the decision but emphasized that the broader fight for trans rights continues.

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