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The judge found the states lacked standing on one point: the order’s protections against female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation is already illegal in the four states that are part of the lawsuit, and the judge said the record “is bereft of any evidence” that the plaintiffs plan to perform such procedures.Washington Attorney General Nick Brown praised the ruling.
“The president’s disregard for the Constitution is obvious and intentional,” he said in a statement. “But once again, states and the courts have stepped up to affirm the rule of law and the values that hold us together as a nation.”An email message was sent to the White House seeking comment.Two of Trump’s executive orders are at issue in the case.
One, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism,” calls for stripping federal money from programs that “promote gender ideology.”The other, “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” calls for the federal government to cut off research and educational grants for institutions, including medical schools and hospitals, that provide gender-affirming care to people under age 19. Several hospitals around the country ceased providing care, including puberty blockers and hormone treatments, following the order.
Medicaid programs in some states cover gender-affirming care, and Trump’s “Protecting Children” order suggests that practice could end. It also raises the prospect that medical professionals could be criminally charged for providing gender-affirming care under a law that bans medically unnecessary genital mutilation of underage females — a notion that the states suing Trump call repugnant and legally unsupportable.
Young people who persistently identify as a gender that differs from their sex assigned at birth — a condition called gender dysphoria — are far more likely to suffer from severe depression and to kill themselves if they do not receive treatment, which can include evaluation by a team of medical professionals; a social transition, such as changing a hairstyle or pronouns; and eventually puberty blockers or hormones. Surgery is extremely rare for minors.Adham Dahman, que estaba en el Hospital Nasser con un vendaje en la barbilla, relató que un tanque había disparado hacia ellos. “No sabíamos cómo escapar”, dijo. “Esto es una trampa para nosotros, no ayuda”.
Zahed Ben Hassan expresó que alguien a su lado recibió un disparo en la cabeza. Dijo que él y otros sacaron el cuerpo de la escena.“Dijeron que era un área segura desde las 6 de la mañana hasta las 6 de la tarde (...). Entonces, ¿por qué empezaron a dispararnos?” indicó. “Había luz, y tienen sus cámaras y pueden vernos claramente”.
El Ejército había anunciado el viernes que los sitios estarían abiertos durante esa franja horaria, y que el área sería una zona militar cerrada desde las 6 de la tarde hasta las 6 de la mañana.Niños lloraron sobre el cuerpo de su padre en el hospital. "¡No puedo verte así, papá!” exclamó una niña.