Florida judge strikes down restrictions on transgender medical care as unconstitutional

Published June 11, 2024 4:42pm ET



A federal judge has ruled that Florida’s ban on gender-transition surgeries and medications for children violates the U.S. Constitution.

“Florida has adopted a statute and rules that ban gender-affirming care for minors even when medically appropriate,” U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle wrote in his decision. “The ban is unconstitutional.”

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