Seventh Circuit Issues Stay, Allows Indiana Ban on Child Mutilation to Go Into Effect

Seventh Circuit Issues Stay, Allows Indiana Ban on Child Mutilation to Go Into Effect

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturned U.S. District Court Judge James Patrick Hanlon’s preliminary injunction that banned Indiana’s law that bans child mutilation from going into effect.

Or, as the left puts it…”gender-affirming care.”

The order is just a stay. It does not mean Indiana has won. The court will release its opinion and decision at a later date:

IT IS ORDERED that the order and injunction entered by the district court in this case on June 16, 2023, Docket Entry 67 (Order) and Docket Entry 68 (Injunction), are hereby STAYED.

An opinion from this court will follow. A judgment in this case will issue with that opinion.

Senate Bill 480 states:

Prohibits a physician or other practitioner from: (1) knowingly providing gender transition procedures to an individual who is less than 18 years of age (minor); and (2) aiding or abetting another physician or practitioner in the provision of gender transition procedures to a minor. Specifies certain medical exceptions. Establishes civil enforcement actions.

The ACLU sued Indiana, claiming the “law violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment and federal Medicaid and Affordable Care Act requirements by prohibiting care that would otherwise be authorized and reimbursed by the federal government programs.”

The Seventh Circuit ticked off the ACLU with its stay.

“This ruling is beyond disappointing and a heartbreaking development for thousands of transgender youth, their doctors, and their families,” stated the ACLU. “As we and our clients consider our next steps, we want all the transgender youth of Indiana to know this fight is far from over and we will continue to challenge this law until it is permanently defeated and Indiana is made a safer place to raise every family.”

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