In a widely awaited for decision, the Supreme Court in a 6-3 opinion authored by Justice Roberts held that a Tennessee law which prohibits certain medical treatments...
In a widely awaited for decision, the Supreme Court in a 6-3 opinion authored by Justice Roberts held that a Tennessee law which prohibits certain medical treatments (puberty blockers and hormones) for transgender minors, does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. (Justice Alito concurred in part and joined in part with the Majority)
Justice Roberts analyzed the law under a rational basis review, not the heightened scrutiny called for by the transgender plaintiffs in the case. The Majority found the law was constitutional under this standard due to the legitimate interest of the Tennessee legislature in preventing harm associated with using puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria in minors. The Court reached this holding while acknowledging that under Tennessee law puberty blockers remain a legal treatment of minors for conditions other than gender dysphoria. The Court found this distinction did not create an unlawful sex-based distinction. "The law does not prohibit conduct for one sex that it permits for the other. Under SB1, no minor may be administered puberty blockers or hormones to treat gender dysphoria, gender identity disorder, or gender incongruence; minors of any sex may be administered puberty blockers or hormones for other purpose." The Court noted that this...
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