Group Appeals North Dakota Transgender Care Ban Ruling

Appeal filed against North Dakota courts decision to uphold ban for medical care for transgender youth

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) — Attorneys from two nonprofit agencies, Gender Justice and The Lawyering Project, are appealing the Burleigh County District Court’s decision to uphold the state’s law. Under the law, children under the age of 18 cannot receive any form of procedures or medications. They argue the ban violates fundamental rights enshrined in the North Dakota state constitution. Physicians...

Group appeals North Dakota transgender care ban ruling

Bismarck doctor, three families argue district court got it wrong on constitutional protections

Appeal filed against ruling that upheld North Dakota’s ban on transgender health care for children

FARGO — A ruling that upheld North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender children has been appealed. Representatives for Gender Justice and The Lawyering Project announced Thursday, Feb. 26, that they have filed the appeal with the North Dakota Supreme Court for Dr. Luis Casas, a pediatric endocrinologist who provided gender-affirming care. The appeal seeks to overturn a lower court's decision to keep in place a North Dak…