A three-judge panel from Ohio's Tenth District Court of Appeals has declared a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors unconstitutional, affirming the right to health care based on professional guidelines. This decision comes as a setback for state Republicans who had previously passed House Bill 68 to restrict such treatments. Legal action was prompted by families of transgender children, supported by the ACLU, who argued the ban infringed on their rights and endangered their children. The case will return to a lower court as the Attorney General prepares to appeal the ruling.
The constitution upholds residents' right to choose to receive health care that follows the widely accepted guidelines and treatment protocols of the professional medical community in the United States.
Were I to sign House Bill 68, or were House Bill 68 to become law, Ohio would be saying that the state knows better what is medically best for a child than their parents.
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