Judge halts Kansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors, questions credibility of state witnesses

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 713

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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TOPEKA — A Kansas judge blocked the state from enforcing portions of a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, allowing transgender kids in Kansas to undergo hormone therapy and use puberty blockers.

In a 117-page Friday ruling, Douglas County District Court Judge Carl Folsom said provisions of Senate Bill 63, dubbed the Help Not Harm Act,” likely violate the Kansas Constitution. He also disputed the credibility of most of the state’s expert witnesses, who …

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