Florida Trans Health Ban To Take Effect

A divided panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals 2-1 ruling allows the state to enforce the discriminatory anti-trans laws while the Court hears Florida’s appeal of the June 11th decision finding that SB 254 & the Boards of Medicine rules unlawfully targeted transgender people. Judge Wilson writing in dissent found that the district court had “identified sufficient record evidence to support concluding that the act’s passage was based on invidious discrimination against transgender adults & minors” & that “withholding access to gender-affirming care would cause needless suffering.” The organizations representing the plaintiffs in Doe v. Ladapo, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), Southern Legal Counsel (SLC) & Lowenstein Sandler LLP, issued the following statement in response to the ruling: “We are deeply disappointed by this decision & the panel’s disregard for the district court’s careful findings & adherence to the Eleventh Circuit’s recent precedent. Allowing these discriminatory restrictions to go back into effect will deny transgender adults & adolescents lifesaving care & prevent Florida parents from making medical decisions that are right for their children. As the district court found based on voluminous evidence, the record shows that these extraordinary restrictions were based on disapproval of transgender people & serve no purpose other than to harm transgender Floridians. The plaintiffs in this case are considering their options & will take every step possible to protect their right to equal treatment under Florida’s laws, which these restrictions egregiously violate. We will continue fighting for transgender Floridians & their families & for everyone’s right to make healthcare decisions without government interference.”

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