In a 6-3 decision, the SCOTUS has upheld the State of Tennessee's ban on transgender youth medical care: MSN From NBC News: WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law restricting gender transition care for minors, delivering a major blow to transgender rights. The 6-3 ruling is likely to have a broad impact as 24 other states have already enacted laws similar to the one in Tennessee, which bars gender transition surgery, puberty blockers and hormone therapy. Those laws now look set to survive similar legal challenges. The ruling does not affect states that do not have such bans, meaning care in those states will still be available. The court in an opinion authored by Chief Justice John Roberts concluded that the Tennessee law does not constitute a form of sex discrimination that would violate the Constitution's 14th Amendment.
Im so old I remember when conservative politicians who opposed government funded health insurance were saying that it would lead to politicians telling doctors how to practice medicine. They were right only it's conservative politicians afflicted with the real TDS (transgender derangement syndrome) who are telling medical professionals how to practice medicine.
Very long but worth whiled read on this case from the NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/magazine/scotus-transgender-care-tennessee-skrmetti.html For those without a subscription: https://archive.ph/M89CU
Seems such an odd political hill. I don’t care what consenting adults do. But let’s tap the brakes on permanent surgery for kids. Oxford university study results below https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article-abstract/22/4/645/8042063 Results From 107 583 patients, matched cohorts demonstrated that those undergoing surgery were at significantly higher risk for depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and substance use disorders than those without surgery. Males with surgery showed a higher prevalence of depression (25.4% vs. 11.5%, RR 2.203, P < 0.0001) and anxiety (12.8% vs. 2.6%, RR 4.882, P < 0.0001). Females exhibited similar trends, with elevated depression (22.9% vs. 14.6%, RR 1.563, P < 0.0001) and anxiety (10.5% vs. 7.1%, RR 1.478, P < 0.0001). Feminizing individuals demonstrated particularly high risk for depression (RR 1.783, P = 0.0298) and substance use disorders (RR 1.284, P < 0.0001).
