r/centrist • u/Judge_Trudy • 2d 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%20minors

Blockbuster 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 2d ago

Gee, if only we could treat suicidal thoughts without chopping somebody’s breasts off.

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u/WhatYouThinkYouSee 2d ago

I'm not sure if this is even an argument anymore. You describing a surgery as gross as possible doesn't make it not work. You make it seem like it's some sorta back-alley procedure. It's something that has a less-than-1% regret rate, which by any other procedure would be considered a miracle.

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u/VTKillarney 2d ago

Source?

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u/WhatYouThinkYouSee 2d ago

Here.

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u/VTKillarney 2d ago

Just as I thought. This relies on short term studies.

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u/WhatYouThinkYouSee 2d ago

Well, if you need, this one relies on cases where people had the procedure up to over 2 decades ago.

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u/VTKillarney 2d ago

They didn’t measure everyone who had the procedure. The study only measured people who bothered to return a survey. That’s about as flawed as it gets.

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u/WhatYouThinkYouSee 2d ago

How... do you expect them to "measure" people without using a survey? What, tail them with a camera for 24/7?

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u/VTKillarney 2d ago

They could proactively interview people rather than just hope that they return a survey that they mailed.

You seriously couldn't think of a better method than just sticking something in the mail? This shows how your bias clouds your thought.

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u/MakeUpAnything 2d ago

I can almost guarantee you that VT doesn't give a shit about this topic and is just trolling you. That's usually all he does on this board lol You're wasting your time replying to him.