Florida is moving to undo two federal court decisions in which a judge held that state laws limiting gender-affirming care violate constitutional equal protection principles.
The state told Judge Robert L. Hinkle Monday that it’s appealing a June 21 decision striking its Medicaid coverage exclusion for transgender care and a June 6 decision that preliminarily blocked the state from enforcing a policy that prohibits transgender minors from receiving—and doctors from providing—puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.
The cases will now go to the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which has a reputation for conservative decisions. The appeals court ...
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