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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Trans youth and families condemn ‘heartbreaking’ Tennessee court ruling against gender-affirming care

AP

A federal appeals court in Tennessee has upheld a law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth, the first such federal court ruling to side with the wave of newly enacted state laws prohibiting affirming healthcare.

Last month, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that blocked Tennessee’s law after a legal challenge from a group of trans children and their families.

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