Federal court upholds Indiana’s ban on birth control pills, baby hormones

A US appeals court has upheld an Indiana law that bars minors from receiving medication to help them change gender.

On Wednesday, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the new ban in a 2-1 decision, which a lower court had previously blocked. Those challenging the ban argued that it violates parents’ rights and discriminates “on the basis of sex” by denying treatment based on a person’s sex.

“Courts have long allowed states to hold closely the power to regulate the effectiveness of drugs. This power is stronger when the safety and efficacy of the treatment is uncertain,” wrote District Judge Michael Brennan in the court’s majority opinion. Meanwhile, Brennan also rejected the claim that the ban was sexist, noting that the law “prohibits gender reassignment procedures regardless of whether the patient is a boy or a girl.”

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The 7th Circuit’s ruling on Wednesday overturned a previous lower court ruling that blocked a new ban on transgender treatment.

“Today’s decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals is a huge win for Hoosiers and will help protect our most precious gift from God – our children,” Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita wrote on X, previously on Twitter, following the decision. “By rejecting the injunction against our common law, dangerous and irreversible child sex reassignment procedures will remain banned in Indiana.”

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Transgender policies have become controversial between those who believe parents should have more control over their children’s education and those who think LGBT students should be allowed to decide what to tell their parents – or not tell them. (Adobe Stock)

The decision that upheld Indiana’s law banning puberty and child hormones comes ahead of a US Supreme Court hearing on a challenge to a similar law in Tennessee.

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Currently, the use of contraceptives and hormones to treat gender-confused children is banned or restricted in at least 26 states.