CALGARY — Alberta is appealing a temporary injunction of a law banning doctors from providing gender-affirming care to youth.

A judge granted the injunction in June, ruling the provincial law raises serious Charter issues that need to be hashed out in an ongoing court challenge of the legislation.

Court of King's Bench Justice Allison Kuntz said the law is likely to cause irreparable harm to gender-diverse youth and she didn't find the contrary evidence submitted by the province to be overwhelming.

The government, in an appeal filed to the Calgary court last month, argues the injunction was premature, since it wasn't fully in effect.

It also claims the judge made a mistake and "mixed fact and law" in deciding the legislation would cause irreparable harm.

Justice Minister Mickey Amery'

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