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A judge upheld North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for children, according to the Associated Press (AP).

Due to this ruling, parents seeking gender-affirming medical care for their children will have to go out of state.

The judge's decision says that the law "discriminates based on age and medical purpose, not sex," AP reported.

North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for children was upheld by a judge on Wednesday.

North Dakota's gender-affirming care for children ban upheld

What we know:

According to the Associated Press (AP) , District Judge Jackson Lofgren's decision said that the law banning gender-affirming care for children discriminates on age and medical purposes, not sex.

Judge Lofgren said that there is little evidence the North Dakota Legislatu

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