Attorneys for the state of Florida presented oral arguments before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Miami on Wednesday, challenging a lower-court judge's decision to block a law that prohibits gender-affirming care for minors and imposes restrictions on similar care for adults. The law, which bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers and hormonal treatments, also mandates that transgender adults only receive treatment from a physician and not from other medical practitioners.
The law, enacted in May 2023, has been the subject of legal battles, with a U.S. District Judge blocking it last June. However, a three-judge panel later stayed the lower court order, allowing the ban to remain in effect while the matter is appealed.
