The U.S. Appeals Court heard arguments regarding Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, which a lower court had previously blocked. Attorney Mohammad Jazil argued that the lower court wrongly concluded the law was based on hostility towards transgender individuals rather than medical science.

The law prohibits transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers and hormonal treatments, even with parental consent.

The Supreme Court is reviewing a similar ban in Tennessee, which may influence laws in other states.