Gender-affirming care for minors hangs in balance

North Dakota Gender-Affirming Care Ban Faces Trial Challenge
North Dakota is among more than two dozen states that have banned gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
A trial is underway on North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for kids
A lawsuit seeking to strike down North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors will go to trial Monday, more than a year after families of transgender children and a doctor filed the suit that argued the law violates the state's constitution.
Gender-affirming care for minors hangs in balance as North Dakota trial begins
Attorneys will debate whether a 2023 law banning gender-affirming treatment for anyone under 18 violates personal autonomy and equal protection rights under the state constitution.
Transgender teen urges judge to legalize gender-affirming care for minors in North Dakota
Brittany Stewart, right, delivers the opening statement for the plaintiffs at the beginning of a trial over North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors on Monday. Jess Braverman, another attorney for the plaintiffs, is shown at left.
A trial is underway on North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for kids
North Dakota is one of more than two dozen states ... have a right to personal autonomy to make decisions about the health care they need or don’t need to live happy, healthy lives as their ...
Trial underway against North Dakota law banning transgender care for minors
The eight-day trial will consist of personal testimony from parents and children directly impacted and forced to travel to Minnesota to receive gender-affirming care.
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North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for kids heads to trial
Like North Dakota, many of those states have faced court challenges to the laws. “Our argument is that all North Dakotans have a right to access health care that helps improve their lives and ...