{"id":261645,"date":"2025-08-14T12:43:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/?p=261645"},"modified":"2025-08-14T12:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:43:59","slug":"court-rules-that-arkansas-can-enforce-safe-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/en\/court-rules-that-arkansas-can-enforce-safe-act","title":{"rendered":"Court rules that Arkansas can enforce SAFE act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A federal court has cleared the way for Arkansas to enforce its 2021 \u201cSave Adolescents From Experimentation\u201d (SAFE) Act, a law designed to protect children from irreversible gender procedures. For years, left-leaning activists and judges blocked its implementation, but the new ruling affirms that the state has the authority to stop the medical exploitation of minors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SAFE Act was the first law in the nation to prohibit puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and so-called \u201cgender transition\u201d surgeries for children. Supporters argue that these practices are experimental, dangerous, and leave young people with permanent damage. With the court\u2019s approval, Arkansas can finally shield children from these interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opponents of the SAFE Act have tried to frame these procedures as \u201chealthcare,\u201d but lawmakers and parents in Arkansas recognized early on that they amount to mutilation and experimentation on vulnerable youth. 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