Georgia can resume enforcing a ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender people under 18, a judge ruled Tuesday, putting her previous order blocking the ban on hold after a federal appeals court allowed Alabama to enforce a similar restriction.

Sarah Geraghty testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Georgia on Dec. 1, 2021. (Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM) Sarah Geraghty testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Georgia on Dec. 1, 2021. (Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM)

Attorneys for the state had asked Judge Sarah Geraghty to vacate the preliminary injunction in light of the Alabama decision.