{"id":2331654,"date":"2024-08-27T11:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T15:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-allows-florida-to-proceed-with-ban-on-transgender-treatments-for-minors-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T11:29:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T15:29:43","slug":"appeals-court-allows-florida-to-proceed-with-ban-on-transgender-treatments-for-minors-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-allows-florida-to-proceed-with-ban-on-transgender-treatments-for-minors-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals court allows Florida to proceed with ban on transgender treatments for minors &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fappeals-court-allows-florida-to-proceed-with-ban-on-transgender-treatments-for-minors-washington-examiner%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=2331654&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>A federal appeals court has authorized Florida to move forward with a ban on \u200btransgender treatments for individuals under 18, overturning a previous ruling by a lower court \u200cthat had declared the law unconstitutional. The initial law, which prohibits\u200c procedures such as double mastectomies and the use\u2063 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-governor-says-he-doesnt-support-sex-change-operations-on-kids-he-vetoed-a-bill-banning-them\/\" title=\"Democrat Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Sex-Change Operations on Kids, Doesn&#039;t Support Them.\">cross-sex\u200d hormones<\/a> or puberty blockers for minors, was enacted in May 2023. However, it faced legal \u2064challenges, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-delivers-major-blow-to-bidens-oil-and-gas-lease-moratorium\/\" title=\"Federal Court Delivers Major Blow to Biden\u2019s Oil and Gas Lease Moratorium\">federal district court blocked<\/a> it in June. Following an appeal, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the\u200c 11th Circuit issued a stay on the lower court&#8217;s ruling in a 2-1\u2064 decision, indicating that\u2062 the\u200b state is likely to prevail in the ongoing\u200c legal battle. The appellate court\u2063 suggested that the lower court may have misapplied the legal \u200bstandards in its ruling.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Appeals court allows Florida to proceed with ban on transgender treatments for minors<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1738477\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legal-attacks-on-bidens-vaccine-mandate-reach-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Legal Attacks On Biden\u2019s Vaccine Mandate Reach Supreme Court\">federal appeals court cleared<\/a> the way for <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Florida\">Florida<\/a> to enforce a ban on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Florida\">transgender<\/a> treatments and surgeries for those under the age of 18, reversing a lower court&rsquo;s ruling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The law prohibiting minors from getting transgender procedures, such as double mastectomies or the use of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers, was passed in May 2023, but a federal district court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3038069\/florida-judge-strikes-down-restrictions-on-transgender-medical-care-as-unconstitutional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"blocked\">struck down<\/a> the law in June, ruling it unconstitutional. On Monday, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit issued a stay of the ruling pending an appeal in a 2-1 decision.<\/p>\n<p>The majority ruling from the appellate court <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ca11.87503\/gov.uscourts.ca11.87503.49.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"found\">found<\/a> that &ldquo;the defendants have made a strong showing that they are likely to succeed on the merits&rdquo; and said that the &ldquo;district court likely misapplied intermediate scrutiny to the provisions and rules.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Florida &lsquo;will suffer irreparable harm from its inability to enforce the will of its legislature, to further the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-law-protecting-kids-from-trans-procedures-to-take-full-effect-after-court-victory\/\" title=\"Tennessee law safeguarding children from transgender procedures to be fully implemented following court triumph.\">public-health considerations undergirding<\/a> the law, and to avoid irreversible health risks to its children,&#8217;&rdquo; Judges Britt Grant and Robert Luck said in the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>The two judges in the majority, Grant and Luck, were both appointed by former President Donald Trump, while the dissenting judge, Charles Wilson, was appointed by former President Bill Clinton. <\/p>\n<p>The stay allows Florida to proceed with enforcing the law, which comes after several other states, including Georgia, Texas, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Iowa, have passed laws banning transgender treatments for minors.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Florida law does not ban transgender procedures for those 18 years and older, but it does restrict the prescription and administration of cross-sex hormones to physicians after a patient has signed a written consent form while in the same room as the doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Minors who had been receiving treatments before the law was signed last year will be allowed to continue to do so under the law, but surgeries continue to be banned, even for those who had begun treatment prior to the law&rsquo;s enactment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1738477\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1738477\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal appeals court has permitted Florida to implement a ban on transgender treatments and surgeries for individuals under 18, overturning a previous lower court decision. The law, which was enacted in May 2023, prohibits minors from undergoing transgender procedures like double mastectomies and the administration of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers. A federal district court had deemed the law unconstitutional in June. However, on Monday, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit issued a stay on that ruling with a 2-1 vote. The majority opinion indicated that &#8220;the defendants have made a strong showing that they are likely to succeed on the merits&#8221; and suggested that &#8220;the district court likely misapplied intermediate scrutiny to the provisions and rules.&#8221; Judges Britt Grant and Robert Luck noted that Florida would face &#8220;irreparable harm&#8221; if it could not enforce its legislative intent or address public health concerns related to children&#8217;s health risks. Both judges in favor were appointed by former President Donald Trump, while Judge Charles Wilson, who dissented, was appointed by former President Bill Clinton. This stay allows Florida to move forward with enforcing its law amidst similar bans enacted by other states such as Georgia, Texas, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Iowa. While the law does not prohibit transgender procedures for those aged 18 or older, it does impose restrictions on prescribing cross-sex hormones unless patients provide written consent in the presence of their physician. Minors already receiving treatments prior to this law will be allowed to continue; however, surgeries remain banned even for those who began treatment before its enactment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2331655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/transgender-surgery-ban-minors-ohio.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32324,5113,33211,7497,39407],"class_list":["post-2331654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-appeals-court","tag-florida","tag-legal-news","tag-minors","tag-transgender-treatments"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/transgender-surgery-ban-minors-ohio.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}