Montana judge temporarily blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Marks said he could only conclude the Legislature's stated intent in passing the law was "disingenuous" and it seemed more likely its purpose is to "ban an outcome deemed undesirable by the Montana Legislature, veiled as protection for minors.""Today's ruling permits our clients to breathe a sigh of relief," Akilah Deernose, executive director of the ACLU of Montana, said in a statement.
41% : Their parents said the law would violate their constitutional right to make medical decisions for their children and two medical providers said it would prevent them from providing effective and necessary care to their patients.
38% : In Montana's case, transgender youth argued the law would ban them from continuing to receive gender-affirming medical care, violating their constitutional rights to equal protection, the right to seek health and the right to dignity.
35% : District Court Judge Jason Marks agreed with transgender youth, their families and health care providers that the law passed by the 2023 Montana Legislature is likely unconstitutional and would harm the mental and physical health of minors with gender dysphoria, rather than protect them from experimental treatments, as supporters said it would.

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