Federal judges block bans on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Arkansas and Indiana.

A federal judge has overturned a law in Arkansas that banned doctors from providing gender transition treatment for transgender youth, ruling that the state had failed to prove its law was about "protecting children". The decision may have implications for similar measures in other Republican-led states. The ACLU challenged the law on behalf of four transgender teenagers, their families and two doctors. The ruling may set the precedent for the ACLU to challenge seven other state bans on hormonal or surgical treatments for transgender minors.