Acting on an emergency motion filed by Tennessee, a Sixth Circuit panel on Saturday issued an excellent opinion (in L.W. v. Skrmeti) on a Tennessee law that prohibits healthcare providers from providing certain procedures as treatment for minors with gender dysphoria. The prohibited procedures include surgically removing or modifying tissues, cavities, or organs (e.g., chopping off breasts or genitals) and administering puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones.

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