Appeals court allows Arkansas' first-in-the-nation ban on gender transition care for minors to be enforced

A federal appeals court upheld an Arkansas law banning gender transition medical treatment for transgender minors, reversing lower court decision that blocked the ban

Referencing the Supreme Court's decision, the appeals court agreed with Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, a Republican, that the law did not violate transgender minors' equal protection rights under the U.S. Constitution.

"I applaud the court’s decision and am pleased that children in Arkansas will be protected from experimental procedures," Griffin said in a statement following the ruling.