A three-judge panel has ruled that Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional and ordered it permanently blocked by a trial court.

An appeals court Tuesday stopped Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The ruling comes after a Franklin County judge refused in August to permanently block House Bill 68, which banned transgender-affirming care for minors and boys competing in girls sports.

An Ohio appeals court on Tuesday blocked the state from enforcing a law banning the use of puberty-blocking drugs and hormones for gender transition in minors, finding it violated parents' rights to decide their children's medical treatment.

The Department for Veterans Affairs has announced that it will phase out all medical treatment for gender-affirming care for veterans.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday that it will phase out medical treatments for gender dysphoria in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order on gender ideology.

The 2018 policy protected access to treatments like hormone therapy and pre- and post-operative care for gender-affirming surgery, though the VA has never offered transition-related surgeries.