(Bismarck, ND) Families and supporters of transgender children are disappointed in the ruling upholding a ban on gender treatments for children in North Dakota. A group of families and a pediatric endocrinologist had sued the state over the ban and requested a preliminary injunction of the ban while the court case was decided. However South Central District Court Judge
A North Dakota law banning gender-affirming care for children will continue to be enforced pending a court challenge, but any kids whose treatments began before the law took effect in April 2023 can keep getting the care, according to a judge's.
A North Dakota law banning gender-affirming care for children will continue to be enforced, but any kids whose treatments began before the law took effect can keep getting the care.
In his order, Judge Jackson Lofgren stated health care providers can still offer treatment to minors who were receiving medication such as puberty blockers before the law was enacted on April 21 of last year.