Judge blocks Kansas ban on gender-transition treatment for minors
Source: Reuters
May 16, 2026 6:58 PM EDT Updated 10 hours ago
NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - A Kansas judge has temporarily blocked a law banning gender-transition treatments for minors in the state.
State District Judge Carl Folsom III granted an injunction requested by the parents of two teenagers who want to continue gender-transition treatment with medicines. Folsom's decision halts the enforcement of a recently approved state law that banned such treatments.
In a ruling Friday, the judge sided with the teens' parents who sued to halt the law, saying they had the right to make decisions regarding the health of their children, according to court documents and a statement from the American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing the plaintiffs.
"This is an enormous relief to our clients and families across the state of Kansas," ACLU attorney Harper Seldin said in a statement.
Kansas Attorney General Kris W. Kobach plans to appeal the decision, according to local media reports. If Folsom's injunction is upheld, it would last for the duration of the lawsuit. Kobach, a Republican, called the ruling “a stark example of judicial activism,” according to The New York Times.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/judge-blocks-kansas-ban-gender-transition-treatment-minors-2026-05-16/
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