US EditionMontana judge strikes down law banning gender-affirming care for minors
- On Tuesday, a judge in Missoula invalidated Montana's 2023 Senate Bill 99, which prohibited gender-affirming medical care for minors, ruling that it violates the state constitution.
- The ruling followed lawsuits by transgender youth, their parents, and medical providers who argued the law violated privacy, equal protection, and free speech rights.
- Judge Marks determined that the state did not demonstrate a legitimate or significant interest to justify the law and noted that the legislation unfairly singled out gender-affirming treatments for transgender minors while allowing other medical procedures without similar restrictions.
- Plaintiff Phoebe Cross expressed approval that the judiciary, Montana’s highest court among them, recognized the law’s discriminatory nature and has now invalidated it permanently.
- The state plans to appeal the decision, with officials criticizing the ruling as ignoring Montanans' will and advancing political agendas, while civil rights groups welcomed the removal of the legal threat.
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The Billings Gazette
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A district court judge in Missoula has put a hold on a new state law that requires Montanans to use the bathroom that aligns with their sex at birth.On Friday, District Judge Shane Vannatta granted a preliminary injunction preventing the state from implementing House Bill 121 while a lawsuit challenging the bill continues. He had already placed a temporary restraining order on the bill last month.HB 121, sponsored by Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe, R-…
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