{"id":2030073,"date":"2023-09-13T00:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T04:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-transgender-ban-survives-court-challenge-for-now\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T00:49:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T04:49:22","slug":"florida-transgender-ban-survives-court-challenge-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-transgender-ban-survives-court-challenge-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida&#8217;s transgender ban remains intact after court challenge."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-transgender-ban-survives-court-challenge-for-now%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030073&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Victory for Transgender Rights: Florida Judge Denies Motion to Block Ban\u2064 on Transgender\u200c Treatments<\/h2>\n<p>In a significant development for transgender\u200d rights, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-supreme-court-to-decide-on-hearing-suit-declaring-all-male-draft-discriminatory\/\" title=\"Report: Supreme Court to Decide on Hearing Suit Declaring All-Male Draft Discriminatory\">federal district court judge<\/a> \u200cin Florida has denied a \u200cmotion\u200b to temporarily \u2062block a portion of a state law that prohibits transgender treatments for\u200d adults. \u2064This decision comes amidst a \u2064legal challenge to \u200dSenate\u2062 Bill 254,\u200b a law that restricts \u200bminors&#8217; access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/god-loves-me-10-year-old-trans-child-quotes-bible-to-tell-tx-legislators-why-they-shouldnt-ban-trans-surgeries-procedures-for-minors\/\" title=\"\u2018God Loves Me\u2019: 10-Year-Old Trans Child Quotes Bible To Tell TX Legislators Why They Shouldn\u2019t Ban Trans Surgeries, Procedures For Minors\">gender-affirming care<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Governor\u200b Ron DeSantis signed the bill in May,\u200b which not\u200c only restricts transgender \u2063surgeries and puberty\u200d blockers for minors \u2063but also requires adults seeking such treatments to give consent \u200cin person and in the presence of a physician. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ten-gop-senators-counter-bidens-1-9-trillion-relief-plan-request-meeting\/\" title=\"Ten GOP Senators Counter Biden\u2019s .9 Trillion Relief Plan, Request Meeting\">health care providers<\/a> have often\u200b recommended these treatments over the phone, as reported by various sources.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-bill-requiring-judges-to-favor-gender-affirming-parents-in-child-custody-battles-sent-to-newsoms-desk-5488741\">California Bill Requiring \u2062Judges to Favor \u2018Gender-Affirming\u2019 Parents\u2064 in Child\u200c Custody Battles Sent to Newsom\u2019s Desk<\/a> &#8211; 9\/8\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mom-daughter-awarded-100000-in-landmark-secret-gender-transition-case-5485604\">Mother, Daughter\u200c to Receive $100,000 \u200bSettlement\u2062 in Landmark\u2062 Secret \u2063Gender-Transition Case<\/a> &#8211; 9\/3\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In June, District Judge Robert Hinkle temporarily blocked the\u200b enforcement of the law for minors,\u2064 citing concerns about its constitutionality. \u2064He \u2063ruled that \u2062the ban on transgender procedures for minors lacked a rational basis and was likely unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>Three families filed a lawsuit in March against Florida\u2063 officials, challenging the bans on transgender procedures, including puberty\u2062 blockers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-complicated-dr-rachel-levine-dodges-sen-pauls-issue-about-sex-adjustments-for-children\/\" title=\"\u2018Very Complicated\u2019: Dr. Rachel Levine Dodges Sen. Paul\u2019s Issue About Sex Adjustments For Children\">cross-sex hormones<\/a>, and\u200c surgeries. These\u2063 bans \u200dwere enacted by the\u2064 Florida Boards\u200b of Medicine\u2063 and Osteopathic Medicine and took effect that \u2064month. The families also\u200d contested the new law signed by Governor\u2064 DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>However, on\u2063 Tuesday, Judge Hinkle rejected a plea from adult plaintiffs who \u200bsought to expand the injunction. These plaintiffs,\u2064 who \u2064joined the ongoing\u2062 lawsuit in \u200dJuly, argued that their medical care had \u2063been disrupted by the law.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless,\u2062 the judge found that \u2064the law does not \u2063prohibit adults from obtaining\u2063 the treatments they seek. While two plaintiffs claimed they\u200b would\u200c be unable to obtain hormone treatment from their \u200ccurrent providers, the\u2063 judge pointed \u2064out that they may be able to find \u2063alternative providers.<\/p>\n<p>Two other adult plaintiffs argued\u2064 that their scheduled\u2063 surgeries were canceled due to SB254. However, the judge deemed \u200cthis argument as inadmissible hearsay\u2063 and stated that an injunction would not\u2062 solve the problem \u2064anyway.<\/p>\n<p>The judge also noted that \u200bthe plaintiffs&#8217; chances of success on the\u2063 merits of their \u2063case have diminished following a recent decision\u200c by the\u2063 Eleventh Circuit\u2064 Court\u2063 of \u2063Appeals. This decision allowed Alabama&#8217;s felony\u200c ban \u200bon similar\u2063 treatments and surgeries to take effect, despite arguments against it.<\/p>\n<p>The four adult plaintiffs in \u2063the Florida lawsuit claimed that their claims remained valid, including the assertion that the challenged statute and rules were motivated \u200dby discriminatory animus. However, Judge Hinkle pointed\u2064 out that the \u2062plaintiffs did not adequately address this point in their\u2063 motion and supporting materials.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 conclusion, while the legal battle for transgender \u200drights continues, this recent ruling in Florida represents a setback for those seeking to block the ban on transgender treatments. The fight\u200d for equality and access to\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-transgender-ban-survives-court-challenge-for-now\/\" title=\"Florida's transgender ban remains intact after court challenge.\">gender-affirming care remains \u200congoing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida judge rejected a motion to halt the enforcement of a ban on transgender treatments for adults, as a legal battle over Senate Bill 254 continues. 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