Landmark trial over Arkansas youth gender care ban resumes

Court resumes in lawsuit over Arkansas gender-affirming care, sociologist and plastic surgeon called to the stand

Court proceedings continued Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging the State’s recent decision to ban gender-affirming care for minors in Arkansas.

Arkansas calls controversial sociologist and former plastic surgeon to defend state's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth

The two witnesses testifying for the state Tuesday in a trial over Arkansas’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth acknowledged this isn’t their area of expertise.But sociologist Mark Regnerus and former plastic surgeon Patrick Lappert testified that their professional experience led them to believe young people should not undergo medical interventions that change their bodies to better align with their gender identities.Pr…

State calls additional witnesses in trial challenging Arkansas' transgender health care ban

A plastic surgeon and a sociologist testified Tuesday against providing gender-affirming care for minors. Testimony is expected to conclude on Thursday.

Landmark trial over Arkansas youth gender care ban resumes

The landmark trial over Arkansas' ban on gender-affirming care for children has resumed

Landmark trial over Arkansas youth gender care ban resumes

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A psychiatrist called to the stand by Arkansas as the state defends its ban on gender-affirming care for children said Monday he was concerned about the impact the law could have on some transgender youth who would see their treatments cut off. Dr. Stephen Levine, a psychiatrist at Case Western […]

Landmark trial over Arkansas youth gender care ban resumes

By ANDREW DeMILLOLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A psychiatrist called to the stand by Arkansas as the state defends its ban on gender-affirming care for children said Monday he was concerned about the impact the law could have on some transgender youth who would see their treatments cut off.Dr. Stephen Levine, a psychiatrist at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Ohio, testified as the nation’s over such a ban continued before a fed…