{"id":2046985,"date":"2023-09-27T18:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T22:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-judge-suspends-enforcement-of-law-to-ban-medical-care-for-transgender-minors\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T18:30:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T22:30:58","slug":"montana-judge-suspends-enforcement-of-law-to-ban-medical-care-for-transgender-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-judge-suspends-enforcement-of-law-to-ban-medical-care-for-transgender-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"Montana judge halts ban on medical care for transgender minors."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fmontana-judge-suspends-enforcement-of-law-to-ban-medical-care-for-transgender-minors%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=2046985&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Transgender rights activists hold signs as they march through the University \u2063of Montana campus on May 03, 2023 in Missoula, Montana. \u200d(Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>3:26 PM \u2013 Wednesday, September 27, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>A Montana law banning medical \u200dcare for transgender minors has been temporarily suspended. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>District Court Judge Jason Marks \u2063ruled a law passed this \u200dyear by the Montana Legislature blocking medical care for transgender youths was unconstitutional and\u2064 would harm the \u2064mental and physical health of minors with gender dysphoria. The law was set to take effect in the next four days on October 1<sup>st<\/sup>. <\/p>\n<p>Marks\u2019s ruling places a preliminary injunction on the ban until a full trial can be held\u2062 to discuss the law, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. The judge expects \u200chis ruling to be appealed \u200bto the Montana Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s\u2064 ruling permits our\u2063 clients to breathe a sigh of relief,\u201d Akilah \u2062Deernose, executive director of\u2063 the ACLU of Montana, said in a statement. \u201cBut this fight is far \u200dfrom over. We look \u200cforward to vindicating our clients\u2019 constitutional rights and ensuring \u2062that \u2062this hateful\u2064 law never takes effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The law was set to prohibit the use of puberty 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 surgical treatment for gender dysphoria, which is \u200ca term used to\u200b describe \u2064the\u2062 difference between gender assigned at\u200b birth and the desired identifying gender.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after earlier \u200bthis year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/montana-becomes-first-state-to-ban-tiktok\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/montana-becomes-first-state-to-ban-tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republican Governor Greg Gianforte (R-MT) <\/a>signed the bill into effect in April, citing public \u200dfunds would not be used to pay for gender transition surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>The bill \u201c\u201cprotects Montana children from permanent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/60-minutes-runs-explosive-segment-featuring-young-transgender-individuals-who-decided-to-reverse-course\/\" title=\"60 Minutes Runs Explosive Segment Featuring Young Transgender Individuals Who Decided To Reverse Course\">life-altering medical procedures<\/a> until they are adults, mature\u200c enough to make such serious decisions,\u201d Gianforte wrote in a letter.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, transgender youth and supporters argued that the law would violate their rights \u2063to equal protection, \u200cthe right to seek health, and the right to dignity. Parents of\u2062 transgender youth argued the law would violate their constitutional rights to make medical decisions for their\u200d children. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMontana\u2019s ban is a \u200ddirect assault on the \u200cfreedom and well-being of transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers,\u201d \u200cMalita Picasso, staff attorney for the American Civil Liberty Union, said in a previous statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A \u200cstudy\u200d done by Columbia University released in August revealed\u2062 that gender transition \u200dsurgeries in the \u2064United States almost tripled \u200bfrom 2016 to 2019. <\/p>\n<p>Stay \u2064informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your \u200dinbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The \u2063highly-anticipated second Republican debate is tonight in Southern California, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential \u200bLibrary. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Oklahoma Representative Tom Cole\u2062 says House lawmakers will continue to fight to pass bills to fund the\u200b Federal Government, \u2062even if there is a shutdown.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Democrat New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to\u200c corruption charges in a New York Federal Court. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A Staten Island judge has ruled that illegal\u200d immigrants\u2064 being housed inside a former Catholic\u2064 school must vacate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON\u200c (Reuters) -The European Commission launched an investigation on \u200cWednesday \u200dinto whether to impose punitive tariffs to protect European Union\u200d automakers against\u2026 \u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By David Shepardson WASHINGTON \u2064(Reuters) \u2013 The U.S. Senate\u2019s \u200btop Democrat is\u200d bringing U.S. technology leaders \u200cincluding Tesla \u2063CEO Elon Musk, Meta\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) \u2013 \u2063ABB is\u2062 spending $280 million on a new robotics factory in \u200cSweden, the Swiss \u200cengineering and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS \u200c(Reuters) \u2013 French Europe Minister Laurence\u200b Boon on Wednesday welcomed an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles launched by the EU\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063Why was the law deemed unconstitutional and \u200dharmful to transgender minors?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Montana Law Banning Medical Care for Transgender \u2062Minors Temporarily Suspended<\/p>\n<p>A recent Montana law aimed at\u200b blocking medical care for\u2063 transgender minors\u2063 has been temporarily suspended. District Court Judge\u200c Jason Marks ruled that the law, passed\u200d earlier this \u200byear \u2063by the \u200bMontana Legislature, \u200cwas unconstitutional and would harm the mental and physical well-being of minors with gender \u200cdysphoria.\u200d The law, which was set to take effect on\u2063 October 1st, has now been placed under a preliminary \u2064injunction\u200b until further trial and discussion of the\u2063 law can be held.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling\u2064 by Judge\u200d Marks comes as a relief \u2063to transgender\u200c rights\u200b activists and organizations\u2062 such as the ACLU of Montana.\u2062 Akilah \u2062Deernose, executive director of the ACLU of \u2064Montana, expressed her\u2063 satisfaction with the ruling, stating,\u200d &#8220;Today&#8217;s ruling permits our clients to breathe a\u200d sigh of relief. But this fight \u2064is \u2063far from over. We \u200blook forward to vindicating our clients&#8217; constitutional rights and ensuring that \u200bthis hateful\u200c law never takes\u200c effect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062controversial\u200d law would have prohibited \u2063transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, cross-sex\u200b hormones, and surgical treatment \u200bfor gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria is a term used \u2063to \u2063describe the\u2064 disconnect between \u200dan \u200bindividual&#8217;s assigned gender at birth and\u2062 their desired identifying \u2064gender.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Republican Governor Greg Gianforte of Montana signed \u200bthe bill into effect, \u200bpointing out that\u200d public funds\u200d should not\u200b be\u2064 used to pay for gender transition surgeries. In a letter, Gianforte stated that the law &#8220;protects Montana children from \u200dpermanent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-judge-suspends-enforcement-of-law-to-ban-medical-care-for-transgender-minors\/\" title=\"Montana judge halts ban on medical care for transgender minors.\">life-altering\u2064 medical procedures<\/a> until they are adults,\u200c mature enough to make such serious decisions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2064transgender youth, their families, and supporters argue that the law infringes upon\u200b their \u2062rights\u200d to equal\u200b protection, the\u2064 right to seek\u200c healthcare, and the right\u2064 to dignity. Parents of transgender youth \u2063also assert \u2063that the law\u200b violates their constitutional rights \u2064to make medical decisions \u2063for their children.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension of the law is seen \u2063as a\u200b significant win for\u2064 LGBTQ+ groups and individuals\u200c in Montana. While Judge Marks&#8217;s ruling \u200bis expected to\u200d be appealed to \u200dthe Montana Supreme Court, activists\u200b remain hopeful that the\u200c unconstitutional ban \u200bon medical care for transgender \u200bminors will be permanently overturned.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 battle for transgender rights and healthcare access continues, as activists work \u200ctirelessly to\u2064 ensure\u2064 that all individuals, regardless of their gender \u200cidentity, have \u200bthe right to medical treatment \u200cand\u2063 care that aligns\u200d with their needs and well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montana law prohibiting medical care for transgender minors has been temporarily halted. Transgender rights activists marched through the University of Montana campus in Missoula, holding signs. District Court Judge Jason Marks made the ruling. 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