Social organizations reject the conservative advance against the extension of rights in the US / Photo: File.
A US federal judge on Wednesday struck down Arkansas’ law barring minors from undergoing gender reassignment treatments, in the first such ruling since several Republican-led states enacted laws restricting that right.* 100002*
Judge Jay Moody ruled that the law is unconstitutional because it violates the rights of doctors to provide medical care and discriminates against transgender people.
It changed my life for the better and saw the dangerous impact it had this law could have on my life Dylan Brandt, transgender teen
Evidence showed that vetted health care improves the mental health and well-being of patients and that, by prohibiting it, the state undermines the interests that the state claims promote, the judge determined.
In addition to Arkansas, 20 other states have restricted the rights of transgender people, including Florida and Texas / Photo: File.
Arkansas District Attorney Tim Griffin said the state will appeal the decision.
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Arkansas, a conservative southern state, became the first state in 2021 to prohibit minors from accessing hormonal or surgical treatments to make gender transition.
Since then, about 20 other states have followed suit, including Florida and Texas.
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There is no scientific evidence that any child will benefit from these procedures, while the consequences are harmful and often permanent, he said in a statement, quoted by the AFP news agency.
The plaintiff, Dylan Brandt, a 17-year-old transgender teen, was grateful to the judge, who understood that this treatment changed my life for the better and saw the dangerous impact this law could have on my life and the lives of countless other transgender people.
