US EditionAlberta government appeals injunction of transgender health-care law
ALBERTA, CANADA, AUG 8 – The Alberta government challenges a June ruling that halted the law, which aims to protect children from irreversible medical decisions, amid ongoing legal debate on Charter rights.
- Last month, the Alberta government appealed the injunction blocking its law banning puberty blockers and hormone therapy, arguing it was premature since the law wasn’t fully in effect.
- Last year, Premier Danielle Smith’s UCP government passed three bills affecting transgender people to protect minors from irreversible decisions, following Saskatchewan’s 2023 parental consent law.
- Justice Allison Kuntz wrote that the law banning puberty blockers and hormone therapy could cause emotional and psychological harm and is likely to cause irreparable harm to youth.
- Egale Canada and five transgender youth respect the appeal but support the judge's finding that denying gender-affirming care causes irreparable harm, while the Canadian Medical Association and three Alberta-based doctors challenge the law’s constitutionality.
- Premier Danielle Smith has suggested invoking the notwithstanding clause if courts block the law, with a decision on Saskatchewan’s appeal decision expected Monday.
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Alberta challenges the temporary injunction against the application of the provincial law prohibiting gender-based care for children under 16 years of age.
Alberta Appeals Injunction Against Legislation Restricting Gender Transition Procedures for Youth
Alberta’s government has appealed a temporary court injunction of legislation that restrict gender transition procedures for youth. Court of King’s Bench Justice Allison Kuntz granted a temporary injunction against the Health Statutes Amendment Act in June, saying it raises serious issues that need to be heard in court. Kuntz also said she wanted to prevent “irreparable harm” to young patients, adding the injunction would protect youth while the…
Alberta appeals court's injunction against new transgender health-care rules for kids
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has appealed an injunction granted by the courts that prevents the implementation of restrictions around health care for transgender minors in the province. In late June, Justice Allison Kuntz concluded that the new rules, which passed late last year but were not fully in effect, raised serious Charter concerns that needed to be hashed out in court. She granted an injunction until those issues could be settled. …
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