A Nail On Our Coffin.

An appeals court just put another nail in our coffin, they made our health care ban permanent in Florida!

Florida is allowed to restrict transgender health care, appeals court rules
A lower court had ruled that the law should be permanently blocked, but this decision reverses that.
The Advocate
By Trudy Ring
August 26, 2024

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth and restrictions on it for trans adults can be enforced while a lawsuit against it proceeds.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled 2-1 that the state is likely to win the case, known as Doe v. Ladapo, so the injunction against the law should be stayed. Doe is one of the anonymous plaintiffs who sued, and Ladapo is the Florida surgeon general.

“The district court likely misapplied the presumption that the legislature acted in good faith when it concluded that the prohibition and regulation provisions, and the implementing rules, were based on invidious discrimination against transgender minors and adults,” the majority opinion states. Judges Britt C. Grant and Robert J. Luck were in the majority.

Judge Charles R. Wilson dissented, writing that the district court had “identified sufficient record evidence to support concluding that the act’s passage was based on invidious discrimination against transgender adults and minors” and that “withholding access to gender-affirming care would cause needless suffering.”

Tampa Bay Times wrote...

Federal appeals court allows Florida’s trans treatment restrictions for now
A judge in June had issued an injunction against Florida’s restrictions.
By News Service of Florida
August 27, 2024

A federal appeals court has at least temporarily allowed Florida to move forward with restrictions on treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people.

A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday issued a stay of a ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle that blocked the restrictions. The stay effectively means the restrictions can take effect while the appeals court considers an underlying appeal of Hinkle’s decision.

Hinkle in June issued an injunction against the restrictions, finding, in part, that they were motivated by “animus” toward transgender people and violated equal protection rights.

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But Judge Charles Wilson dissented, saying he would “not find that the district court misapplied the law nor abused its discretion.”

“On balance, evidence in the record demonstrates that the plaintiffs and class members would suffer if the stay were granted — withholding access to gender-affirming care would cause needless suffering,” Wilson wrote. “In contrast, denying the stay would support a ruling grounded in the public interest. This matter is a medical issue, where patients are best left to make decisions alongside health professionals, with access to complete, unbiased information, as needed.”

Okay here is a pop quiz!

1) Who appointed judge Britt C. Grant?
A. Obama
B. Trump
C. Biden
D. Other

2) Who appointed judge Robert J. Luck?
A. Obama
B. Trump
C. Biden
D. Other

3) Who appointed judge Charles R. Wilson?
A. Obama
B. Trump
C. Biden
D. Other

1) B, 2) B, 3) D President Clinton.

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