Gender-affirming care for minors hangs in balance

A trial is underway on North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for kids
A lawsuit seeking to strike down North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors will go to trial Monday, more than a year after families of transgender children and a doctor filed the suit that argued the law violates the state's constitution.
North Dakota Gender-Affirming Care Ban Faces Trial Challenge
North Dakota is among more than two dozen states that have banned gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
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A pediatric endocrinologist said one of his patients attempted suicide after learning North Dakota had criminalized gender-affirming care for minors.
Gender-affirming care for minors hangs in balance as North Dakota trial begins
Attorneys will debate whether a 2023 law banning gender-affirming treatment for anyone under 18 violates personal autonomy and equal protection rights under the state constitution.
Trial set for lawsuit over North Dakota ban on health care for transgender youth
In a pretrial conference Tuesday, the presiding judge said one of the three plaintiff parties has standing for the case to go to trial. The start date is set for Jan. 27.
Transgender teen urges judge to legalize gender-affirming care for minors in North Dakota
Brittany Stewart, right, delivers the opening statement for the plaintiffs at the beginning of a trial over North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors on Monday. Jess Braverman, another attorney for the plaintiffs, is shown at left.
Judge limits scope of lawsuit over North Dakota gender-affirming care law
The Burleigh County Courthouse is pictured on Thayer Avenue in Bismarck on March 13, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A judge is limiting the scope of a lawsuit challenging North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors after concluding three families don’t have standing to participate as plaintiffs.
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Gender-affirming care for minors hangs in the balance
The law, signed by former Gov. Doug Burgum in 2023, makes it a crime for health care professionals to provide gender-affirming treatment to anyone below age 18. The ban contains an exemption for adolescents who had been receiving treatment before it went into effect.
Trial underway against North Dakota law banning transgender care for minors
The eight-day trial will consist of personal testimony from parents and children directly impacted and forced to travel to Minnesota to receive gender-affirming care.
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