Alabama Ban on Trans Kids’ Medical Care Gets Partial Pause (1)

The state of Alabama is barred, for now, from enforcing part of its newly-enacted law criminalizing gender-affirming medical care for children, as the Middle District of Alabama granted a preliminary injunction on Friday in a case challenging the law’s constitutionality.

A partial injunction allowing transitioning medications is appropriate because the parent plaintiffs have a right to direct medical care of their children, the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama ruled.

The state is enjoined from enforcing the portion of the Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act that restricts minors from using puberty blockers ...