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The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Monday granted certiorari to a case involving a challenge to a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youths.

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Monday granted certiorari to US v. Skrmetti, a case involving a challenge to a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youths.

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Monday agreed to hear US v. Skrmetti, a case involving a challenge to a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youths.

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Monday agreed to hear US v. Skrmetti, a case involving a challenge to a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Monday agreed to hear US v. Skrmetti, a case involving a challenge to a Tennessee law banning gender-reassignment  health care for transgender youth.

Tennessee's 2023 law bans gender-affirming care — including hormone treatments and surgeries — for transgender patients younger than 18. Three teenagers' families and a doctor who treats transgender patients filed suit in federal court.

Tennessee's 2023 law bans gender-reassignment  care — including hormone treatments and surgeries — for transgender patients younger than 18. Three teenagers' families and a doctor who treats transgender patients filed suit in federal court.

Last year, the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals — one step below SCOTUS — allowed Tennessee to continue enforcing the law while it's being challenged. SCOTUS similarly allowed Idaho to enforce its ban during litigation.

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After a federal appeals court upheld the law, the plaintiffs and Biden administration appealed to SCOTUS, which is expected to hear the case in November. The plaintiffs argue the law violates the 14th Amendment by discriminating based on sex.

In recent years more than 20 states have enacted restrictions on gender-affirming treatments, but SCOTUS has never opined on the issue beyond its lifting of a stay in the Idaho case.

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In recent years more than 20 Republican-led states have enacted restrictions on gender-affirming treatments, but SCOTUS has never opined on the issue beyond its lifting of a stay in the Idaho case. More than a dozen Democrat-run states have passed laws protecting gender-affiriming care.

In recent years 26 Republican-led states have enacted restrictions on gender-affirming treatments, but SCOTUS has never opined on the issue beyond its lifting of a stay in the Idaho case. More than a dozen Democrat-run states have passed laws protecting gender-affirming care.

In recent years 26 Republican-led states have enacted restrictions on gender-affirming treatments, but SCOTUS has never opined on the issue beyond its lifting of a stay in the Idaho case. More than a dozen Democrat-run states have passed laws protecting gender-reassignment  care.

In recent years 26 Republican-led states have enacted restrictions on gender-reassignment treatments, but SCOTUS has never opined on the issue beyond its lifting of a stay in the Idaho case. More than a dozen Democrat-run states have passed laws protecting gender-reassignment  care.

In recent years, 26 Republican-led states have enacted restrictions on gender-reassignment treatments, but SCOTUS has never opined on the issue beyond its lifting of a stay in the Idaho case. More than a dozen Democrat-run states have passed laws protecting gender-reassignment  care.

Although every major US medical group, including the American Academy of Pediatric and the American Medical Association, oppose bans on gender-affirming care, many medical experts and government health officials in other parts of the world have taken a different position on the issue.

Although major US medical groups, including the American Academy of Pediatric and the American Medical Association, oppose bans on gender-affirming care, many medical experts and government health officials internationally have taken a different position on the issue.

Although major US medical groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association, oppose bans on gender-affirming care, many medical experts and government health officials internationally have taken a different position on the issue.

Although major US medical groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association, oppose bans on gender-reassignment  care , many medical experts and government health officials internationally have taken a different position on the issue.

Although major US medical groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association, oppose bans on gender-reassignment  health care, many medical experts and government health officials internationally have taken a different position on the issue.

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It's crucial that SCOTUS not only hear this case but also step in to protect the rights of these young people and their families. Republicans constantly boast about being in favor of parents' rights, yet the Tennessee law and others like it are prohibiting effective treatments that these vulnerable youth, their parents, and their doctors deem necessary. That's infringing on freedom, not protecting it.

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Supreme Court to weigh state restrictions on gender-affirming care for youths

SCOTUS and the federal government should stay out of Tennessee and other states' business. Republican-led states have passed these types of laws to protect children from the irreversible harm that could be caused by receiving these treatments, some of which are experimental. Although SCOTUS shouldn't have taken this case, it will hopefully see the light and leave the regulation of child welfare up to the states.

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Supreme Court to review Tennessee ban of puberty blockers, transgender surgery for minors

There's a 50% chance that Russia will repeal or amend its laws that prohibit gender-affirming health care by May 2047, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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Republican-led states have acted fully within their legal rights and passed laws that protect children from the irreversible harm that could be caused by receiving these treatments, some of which are experimental. Although SCOTUS shouldn't have taken this case in the first place, it will hopefully see the light and leave the regulation of child welfare up to the states.

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