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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Glory Moralidad

LGBTQ Win: US on Transgender Healthcare Declared Unlawful—Treatments for Young People Remain Protected

A US judge has ruled the government overstepped in its approach to transgender healthcare policy, halting enforcement of a controversial declaration. (Credit: Niv Singer/Flickr)

A US court has halted a sweeping government attempt to restrict transgender healthcare for minors, ruling that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. acted outside his legal authority.

Judge Mustafa Kasubhai of the District Court for the District of Oregon issued the ruling on Thursday, effectively protecting gender-affirming care protections for thousands of families across the nation.

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