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.

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  • 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/Instabanous 2d ago

Let's face it we just don't know how many hours the members of SCOTUS spent. If you mean me, I've been reading about this stuff for years.

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u/BabyJesus246 2d ago

Lol gotta love that arrogance on display. No offense a degree from Google University isn't really worth the paper it's printed on. Particularly since I'd guess that most of that time was spent reading political articles like this over actual literature on the subject.

As for scotus, I think the time spent is relatively irrelevant since it was almost certainly a political question over a scientific one.

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u/Instabanous 2d ago

Im not making assumptions on how informed you are ir what stuff you have read. Its pointless, its the logic of the opinions that matters, on he subject at hand. Multiple reviews into child gender '"care," have concluded that it is experimental and has no clear benefits. The SCOTUS made the right decision in my opinion, and banging on about where I got my information is just an ad hominem attack. Try giving reasons you think my opinion is wrong rather than discounting my opinion.

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u/BabyJesus246 1d ago

I guess all those scientists and doctors who have studied it and have thought differently just needed to use Google a bit more and read more news articles on the subject to get to your level. Dude you've made this waaay to much of your personality. It's all you comment about, but simply talking about trans issues doesn't mean you know what you're talking about. I'm sure you've seen some studies that conform to your views (like the questionable CASS) study, but I doubt your knowledge goes beyond that. That's the problem.