An Indiana law banning gender-affirming care for minors will remain in effect, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. A three-judge panel on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana to block the law,

The 7th US circuit court of appeals upheld an Indiana law banning puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender youth. The court ruled that the law does not discriminate based on sex and that parents lack an absolute right to choose any medical treatment for their children.

Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care for minors will stay in place, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday  in reversing a district court’s injunction that would have prevented the state's law from going into effect.

A federal appeals court has ruled that an Indiana law banning gender-affirming care for minors can remain in effect.

In a 2-1 ruling, the appellate panel found that a federal court erred in issuing an injunction prohibiting the conservative state from implementing most of the law.