The Montana Supreme Court has ruled to maintain the temporary block on a law that prohibits gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. The decision was made after justices agreed with a lower court judge that the law likely violates the state's constitutional right to privacy.
The case will now proceed to trial before District Court Judge Jason Marks in Missoula. The law, which sought to ban puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria, faced opposition from transgender youth, their families, and health care providers who argued that it would harm the mental and physical health of minors with gender dysphoria.
