Federal court rejects challenge to Oklahoma law banning gender transition treatment for minors

A federal appeals court upheld an Oklahoma law banning gender transition medical treatment for minors.The law, Senate Bill 613, makes it a felony for health care workers to provide gender transition treatment such as puberty-blocking drugs and hormones to a minor.The bill was passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature and signed into law by GOP Gov. Kevin Stitt in 2023.Five families of transgender children and a physician challenged the state’s law, arguing it violated their constitutional rights.ITALIAN LAW WOULD REGULATE GENDER TRANSITION TREATMENT FOR MINORSThe plaintiffs, repr