Tennessee ban on transgender procedures for minors can be enforced: appeals court

An appeals court ruled that a Tennessee ban on minor transgender procedures can be enforced temporarily while the panel conducts a full review of the law.

In a split decision, the panel of judges voted 2-1 to temporarily allow the ban to go into effect, saying the issue is better left to the legislature than the judiciary. 

"Given the high stakes of these nascent policy deliberations — the long-term health of children facing gender dysphoria — sound government usually benefits from more rather than less debate," wrote Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton, a former President George W. Bush appointee.