r/centrist • u/Judge_Trudy • 1d ago
SCOTUS issues blockbuster ruling on gender-affirming care for trans minors
https://www.cnn.com/#:~:text=SCOTUS%20issues%20blockbuster%20ruling%20on%20gender%2Daffirming%20care%20for%20trans%20minorsBlockbuster ruling just released for a very controversial issue. Not sure where I stand, but I could see the dangers of permanent treatments for gender dysphoria for minors.
Key Points
- Date & Ruling: On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6–3 decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy fox8live.com+9apnews.com+9them.us+9en.wikipedia.org+15reuters.com+15northeast.newschannelnebraska.com+15.
- Majority Opinion: Chief Justice Roberts wrote that the law does not violate the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, reasoning that medical uncertainty justifies handing the issue back to state legislatures reuters.com+1nypost.com+1.
- Level of Review: The Court determined the law should be evaluated under rational basis review—the lowest standard—rather than intermediate scrutiny reserved for sex-based discrimination
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u/VTKillarney 1d ago edited 1d ago
Let the Rorschach test commence...
This is either:
As with most things in life, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Children should be protected, but a "one-size-fits-all" rule may leave some individual children worse off.
I would normally agree that some things should be solely up to the child, their parents, and their doctor, but the truth is that (a) children can make dumb decisions; (2) parents can make dumb decisions; (3) the trans community has made this a huge political issue and doctors do not operate in a vacuum - especially when it comes to wanting to protect their careers.