COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- After Nationwide Children's Hospital's decision to cease providing gender-affirming care for transgender patients, local legal and advocacy groups say they will continue challenging Ohio's ban on such treatment for youth.

Nationwide Children's confirmed this month that it will no longer prescribe gender-affirming medications beginning Sept. 26. Although the hospital said it's "currently in compliance with state and federal regulations," the decision is "in order to proactively plan and support our providers and patients in a rapidly changing regulatory environment." Watch a previous NBC4 report on Nationwide Children's announcement in the video player above.

Freda Levenson, ACLU of Ohio legal director, reiterated the organization's commitment to challenging House

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