Transgender medication law in Alabama blocked by judge
by Edward Helmore and agencies in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5Z876)
A federal judge has blocked part of a law that makes it a felony to give gender-affirming puberty blockers and hormones to minors
An Alabama law that makes it a felony to prescribe puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors has been blocked by a federal judge while affirming other aspects of the state's Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act".
US district judge Liles Burke issued a preliminary injunction to stop the state from enforcing the medication ban, which took effect on 8 May, while a lawsuit against the bill goes forward.
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