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The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Indiana’s law banning puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors, aligning with similar laws in 26 GOP-led states.

Plaintiffs argued the law discriminates based on sex and interferes with parental rights to direct medical treatment for their children, but the 2-1 ruling dismissed these claims.

The court stated the law applies equally to all minors and parents don’t have unrestricted rights to medical treatments.

This decision comes as the Supreme Court prepares to review a similar Tennessee case, potentially setting a nationwide precedent.

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[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 1 month ago

This is a separate topic, and a big fucking no. You assume parents actually know what's best for their kids and want that, but look around, most of these people voting for these bans are parents as well.

Parents can't and shouldn't be blindly trusted.

If someone else looks at the evidence and believes it’s true, and believes this is hugely beneficial to their kid, why should the government have a say in their kid’s medical treatment?

And if the parent thinks otherwise where it is legal?

Kids aren't the parents' property.

[-] maevyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Obviously it would only be if the doctors and parents approved together. Point being, the government is stepping in and overriding my parental rights and my doctor’s recommendation just because someone else does not agree.

And I don’t see parents voting for bans, none of these have been initiatives. These are law makers.

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