A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled in favor of Florida officials this week, allowing a law that bans and restricts health care for transgender minors and adults to go into effect pending a full appeal.
The decision in Doe v. Surgeon General, State of Florida comes just two months after U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle of the Northern District of Florida blocked the law as unconstitutional after deeming it discriminated against transgender Americans. The law at issue, which went into effect in May 2023, prohibits sex-reassignment prescription and procedures for minors, and places restrictions on transgender health care for adults.