Overview
- District Judge Jackson Lofgren issued an approximately 85-page order concluding the statute does not violate the state constitution.
- The law makes prescribing puberty blockers or hormones to minors a misdemeanor and classifies transition-related surgery for minors as a felony.
- Lofgren affirmed the exemption allowing youth already in treatment before April 2023 to continue care, while newer patients must obtain services out of state.
- The court dismissed claims by several families for lack of standing, leaving pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Luis Casas as the remaining plaintiff.
- The ruling follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision allowing state bans and comes as at least 27 states restrict or prohibit such care.