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Appeals court allows Arkansas to enforce gender-affirming care ban
The ruling allows enforcement of the 2021 law banning puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and surgeries for minors, despite opposition from medical and civil rights groups.
- A federal appeals court upheld Arkansas' Act 626, banning gender transition procedures for minors, allowing the law to take effect.
- The Eighth Circuit Court ruled that the Act does not violate parents' rights or the equal protection rights of transgender minors.
- The court's decision noted that no deeply rooted parental right exists to exempt children from such regulations.
- The ruling reflects a growing trend, with similar laws now implemented in 25 states, including Oklahoma's recent ban upheld by the Tenth Circuit.
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Appeals court upholds Arkansas’ ban on transgender minors’ health care after SCOTUS ruling
From left: Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, Elm Springs Republican Rep. Robin Lundstrum and Lonsdale Republican Sen. Alan Clark spoke at a press conference on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, praising a federal appeals court's decision to uphold Arkansas' ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender minors. Lundstrum and Clark were the lead sponsors of the 2021 law that was blocked in court before it could go into effect. (Tess Vrbin/Arkan…
Parents Don’t Have ‘Deeply Rooted’ Right To Trans Their Kids, Appeals Courts Find
A federal appeals court found Tuesday that banning child sex changes does not violate parents’ rights, days after another court came to the same conclusion. The full Eight Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an injunction blocking Arkansas’ ban on sex changes procedures for minors Tuesday in an 8-2 decision. Oklahoma’s ban was likewise upheld by […]
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