LINCOLN- On Wednesday, the Nebraska Supreme Court overruled a request made by Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and the ACLU of Nebraska for a temporary injunction to halt LB574, a new law that prohibits minors from receiving gender-affirming care and further restricts the state's abortion policies. The new law will, therefore, remain in place while the Supreme Court hears arguments on the case relating to its constitutionality.

As of right now, the next court date has not been set, but the law could still be blocked if the court sides with Planned Parenthood's argument that LB574 violates a provision of the Nebraska Consitution that disallowed a bill from containing more than one subject. "We are disappointed that the Nebraska Supreme Court has denied our injunction pending appeal to stay enforcement of LB574," said Rose Godinez, legal director of the ACLU of Nebraska, "We are hopeful for a final decision from the court that upholds our state constitution's clear single-subject rule."

The appeal being considered by the Nebraska Supreme Court was filed after Lancaster County District Court Judge Lori Maret dismissed the initial lawsuit and sided with the state's arguments that LB574's regulations fell under the single category of health care. The restrictions on abortion laid out by LB574 have already taken effect, with the gender-affirming care ban set to become law on October 1st. Under the bill, the Department of Health and Human Services is tasked with drafting the regulations surrounding the gender-affirming care prohibition, but confirmed that they likely won't be ready when this part of the law takes effect.

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