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July 10, 2023

Tennessee Court Reinstates Ban on Transgender Healthcare
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In Tennessee, a panel of federal appeals court judges is allowing a new
state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth to take
effect immediately. The measure had been previously blocked by a lower
court following a lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of three families
and a doctor. Saturday's ruling marks the first time a federal court has
allowed a ban on gender-affirming care to be enforced in the United
States. Similar legislation has been blocked by federal courts in
Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Indiana and Kentucky.


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