Court rules Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care can be enforced amid suits
Source: The Hill
04/29/25 4:47 PM ET
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a state law prohibiting minors from receiving gender-affirming care can be enforced as court battles proceed over the law’s constitutionality.
The state’s high court granted a request from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) to stay an appellate court ruling from March that blocked the state from enforcing the law, pending full review. The two-sentence Tuesday order was issued by the Republican chief justice, Sharon Kennedy. Republican Justice Pat Fischer and Democratic Justice Jennifer Brunner dissented.
“This cause is pending before the court as a jurisdictional appeal. Upon consideration of appellants’ emergency motion for stay pending appeal, it is ordered by the court that the motion is granted,” the order read. The Ohio General Assembly, in 2023, passed House Bill 68, banning puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors. The bill was vetoed by the state’s Republican governor, but both legislative chambers voted to overturn his veto.
The ACLU of Ohio brought a lawsuit on behalf of two transgender minors challenging the legality of the statute. The law has been caught up in the courts for months.
Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5273652-court-rules-ohios-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-can-be-enforced-amid-suits/
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