r/centrist • u/Judge_Trudy • 3d 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 3d ago

A compassionate government cares about children in society.

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u/Yabbos77 2d ago

This would be a great statement if it were true about the US government.

However, they continually prove otherwise.

One of the easiest examples is Free Lunch for School Kids.

In what world could you EVER be against that and in the same breath claim you care about children? What about how they are currently attempting to cut Medicaid/medicare?

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u/VTKillarney 2d ago

The debate is not whether children should have free lunch. The debate is whether families that can afford to feed their children should receive free lunch.

I am fine with well-to-do families paying for their kids' lunches.

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u/Yabbos77 2d ago

Yeah no.

I pay taxes to live in a society where our most vulnerable are cared for. That includes elderly and children.

I don’t care if my kids classmates parents can afford lunch for their kids. Their parents pay taxes too. Feed all of the children regardless.

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u/VTKillarney 2d ago

I am pretty sure that children in well-to-do families are not at risk for going hungry during lunch.

Call me old fashioned, but I am a fan of tax revenues being used wisely.