Sean Beeghly | U. Pittsburgh School of Law, US
A federal judge allowed Oklahoma’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Thursday. In his opinion, Judge John Heil, III stated that the plaintiffs asking for injunctive relief “failed to show a likelihood of success on the merits” of their multiple constitutional claims.
The plaintiffs challenged the law, SB 613, on several constitutional grounds.
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The ruling shows a growing divide in the federal court system on how to approach gender-affirming care bans. Federal courts allowed bans in Tennessee and Kentucky to proceed. However, courts in Montana, Georgia, Indiana, Arkansas, Texas and Florida have issued injunctions or ruled bans unconstitutional.
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