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Montana judge strikes down law banning gender-affirming care for minors
- Missoula District Court Judge Jason Marks ruled on May 13, 2025, that Montana's 2023 law banning most gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional.
- The law, Senate Bill 99, backed mostly by Republicans, aimed to restrict puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries, but faced legal challenges for violating privacy and equal protection rights.
- Judge Marks determined that the state did not provide sufficient evidence of a significant government interest or a definitive health risk associated with gender-affirming care, and he ruled that the law unlawfully restricted the free speech rights of medical professionals.
- Marks argued that permitting the government to target specific small populations would result in unreasonable consequences, while lead plaintiff Phoebe Cross expressed relief that the courts have permanently struck down the law.
- The ruling blocks enforcement of SB 99 and removes the legal threat over transgender youth and their medical providers, though the state plans to appeal the decision.
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The Billings Gazette
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