(Indianapolis, IN) - Indiana has banned gender affirming healthcare for transgender youth. The governor signed the bill yesterday.  The new law takes effect July 1st.

Under the law, transgender youth already receiving gender-affirming healthcare will lose access to such care after six months. Such care involves practices that support and affirm the gender a child identifies with and not their gender at birth.

The American Civil Liberties Union has announced intentions to legally challenge the new law here and similar laws in other states.

“This is a devastating development for transgender youth in Indiana and heartbreaking for all of us who love and support them,” said Jane Henegar, Executive Director of the Indiana branch of the ACLU.