FILE - Dr. Morissa Ladinsky, a University of Alabama at Birmingham professor who treats patients with gender issues, speaks during an interview in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. A federal judge on Friday, May 13, blocked part of an Alabama law that made it a felony to prescribe gender-affirming puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors. U.S. District Judge Liles Burke issued a preliminary injunction to stop the state from enforcing the medication ban, which took effect May 8, while a lawsuit goes forward. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, FILE) FILE
