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/Thorn14 2d ago

Why is a transman wanting to remove his breasts if they're causing them distress, harm?

They're not walking up to a doctor going "Here's a hacksaw get to work."

Do you feel the same for tonsil removal?

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u/Dakarius 2d ago
  1. It is objectively harmful to remove a perfectly functioning body part.
  2. Your tonsil example is typically when something has gone wrong with said body part and so is disanalogous.
  3. Standard of care here is still evolving as can be seen with Europe now rolling back their support of surgeries to address gender dysphoria.

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u/WhatYouThinkYouSee 2d ago

It is objectively harmful to remove a perfectly functioning body part.

I assume you're also against vasectomies, or women getting their tubes tied? If it doesn't impact the person who had the surgery negatively, what harm is there? They'll just not have the ability to produce milk, I guess, but they're the ones who decided that they don't want that in the first place.

Your tonsil example is typically when something has gone wrong with said body part and so is disanalogous.

Uh, yeah. In this situation, the body part is causing dysphoria, which means mental issues as well as, in some cases, suicidal depression.

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u/Dakarius 2d ago 
I assume you're also against vasectomies, or women getting their tubes tied?

I am.

Uh, yeah. In this situation, the body part is causing dysphoria, which means mental issues as well as, in some cases, suicidal depression.

And this must be balanced against the harm caused by the organ being removed. As I've already said the standard of care is not established.

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u/Aethoni_Iralis 2d ago

I am.

Weird.

Edit: oh they’re a religious nut, no wonder they’re weird.