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On Tuesday, a Franklin County judge upheld a ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

A lawsuit filed in March in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas sought to block House Bill 68 from going into effect on schedule, and at all.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled unanimously against lifting a block on the law that bans trans minors from accessing gender-affirming treatment and prohibits trans athletes from competing in girls sports.

Ohio AG Dave Yost argued that Franklin County judge Michael Holbrook overstepped his judicial authority by placing a hold on House Bill 68, the law that bars gender affirming care for transgender minors.

Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and Ohio Attorney General’s Office laid out their cases Friday morning in Franklin County.

The ACLU of Ohio said Tuesday it sued the state over House Bill 68 in Franklin County court, along with global law firm Goodwin.

Later this month, the Ohio Senate could override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto and ban some healthcare for transgender children and bar transgender girls from some sports. That would leave families with transgender kids one fewer state where gender-affirming care is legal.