A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that key aspects of Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors and the state’s restrictions on similar care for adults are discriminatory and unconstitutional.
The 105-page opinion in the case Doe v. Ladapo, issued by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of the Northern District of Florida, permanently blocks Florida’s adult and minor gender-affirming care restrictions under a 2023 Florida law that prohibits gender-affirming care for anyone under age 18.
That law also allows the state to take temporary custody of children who may be receiving gender-affirming care in the future and places some restrictions on adult care.