"Appeals Court Upholds Indiana's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors"

A federal appeals court has allowed Indiana's ban on hormone treatments and puberty blockers for transgender minors to take effect, overturning a lower court decision that had blocked the law. The ruling has unsettled the national legal landscape around transgender care for minors and could lead to abrupt changes in treatment for young people in Indiana, sparking disappointment from the ACLU and the A.C.L.U. of Indiana, who brought the lawsuit challenging the ban. The legality of such bans is expected to ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.