Kansas judge blocks law banning gender-transition treatments for minors
***Parents had sued to halt law, saying they had the right to make decisions regarding the health of their children***
A Kansas judge has temporarily blocked a law banning gender-transition treatments for minors in the state.
The state district judge Carl Folsom III granted an injunction requested by the parents of two teenagers who want to continue gender-transition treatment with medicines. Folsom’s decision halts the enforcement of a recently approved state law that banned such treatments.
In a ruling Friday, the judge sided with the teens’ parents, who sued to halt the law, saying they had the right to make decisions regarding the health of their children, according to court documents and a statement from the American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing the plaintiffs.
A Kansas judge has temporarily blocked a law banning gender-transition treatments for minors in the state.
The state district judge Carl Folsom III granted an injunction requested by the parents of two teenagers who want to continue gender-transition treatment with medicines. Folsom’s decision halts the enforcement of a recently approved state law that banned such treatments.
In a ruling Friday, the judge sided with the teens’ parents, who sued to halt the law, saying they had the right to make decisions regarding the health of their children, according to court documents and a statement from the American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing the plaintiffs.