The following report is by ABC News:
“Transgender opponents are of course free to hold their beliefs,” Judge Robert L. Hinkle said in the 105-page decision on Florida’s SB 254 and similar Boards of Medicine rules. “But they are not free to discriminate against transgender individuals just for being transgender.”
Hinkle wrote in his decision Tuesday, that bans on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors “even when medically appropriate” for treatment of “gender dysphoria” is “unconstitutional.”
The lawsuit did not challenge the state’s prohibition on surgery for minors and the decision does not address it, Hinkle wrote.
Hinkle also blocked parts of the Florida Board of Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Medicine rules that restrict transgender adult care, including mandatory consent forms that “include false and misleading statements” and “interfere with the physician-patient relationship and an appropriate informed consent process.”
The board’s rules also exclude non-physicians from administering care, require certain procedures and more follow-up appointments for all patients regardless of their individual needs, and more. These restrictions on gender-affirming care treatments, and others, have now been declared unenforcable.
I’m so relieved the court saw there is no medical basis for this law—it was passed just to target transgender people like me and try to push us out of Florida. This is my home. I’ve lived here my entire life. This is my son’s home. I can’t just uproot my family and move across the country. The state has no place interfering in people’s private medical decisions, and I’m relieved that I can once again get the health care that I need here in Florida.
Plaintiff Lucien Hamel, an adult transgender patient, said in a statement Tuesday.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 254 in May 2023.
In a statement to ABC News, DeSantis’ office said that they will appeal the ruling.
“Through their elected representatives, the people of Florida acted to protect children in this state, and the Court was wrong to override their wishes,” the statement read. “We disagree with the Court’s erroneous rulings on the law, on the facts, and on the science. As we’ve seen here in Florida, the United Kingdom, and across Europe, there is no quality evidence to support the chemical and physical mutilation of children.”
Florida’s medical boards passed rules on transgender care in March 2023.
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
Ecclesiastes 5:8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
Indeed, a pervert perverting judgment. At this point it’s basically moot to even to attempt to attempt to ban all this wickedness and abominations, because some perverted and paid-off fool will rule against it and overturn it; but if it’s to oppress and tax the people some more, then of course that’s okay in their sight.
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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Judge Hinkle must be insane. The guy obviously has not looked at the horrific European studies/damage done by this nonsense.
The judge needs to talk with a detransistioner and get a reality check. Hormone therapy, psychotropics, and surgeries ruin lives.
Judges, medical staff and others need to be excused from their positions because the trans agenda is harmful. With people like this in power or making decisions is a danger to youth health.