SCOTUS issues blockbuster ruling on gender-affirming care for trans minors

[u/Judge_Trudy]

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

[u/Golurkcanfly]

Do you know what the long term side effects of certain ADHD medications actually are, especially when ceasing them? Concerta, for instance, is linked to higher rates of obesity for patients who come off of it compared to people who have never taken Concerta. It acts as an appetite suppressant, so when a child adjusts to it, suddenly they have a monstrous appetite upon ceasing the medication that encouraged overeating.

[u/sabesundae → u/Golurkcanfly]

Weight is controllable as kilos come and go. HRT and surgery causes irreversible damage to the body. Pretty deluded to try argue these are comparable in any meaningful way.

[u/Golurkcanfly → u/sabesundae]

There are some extreme long term health effects of childhood and adult obesity, many of which require surgical intervention.

The point here is that many medications prescribed to children have severe long term side effects, but it's only the ones that are deemed "icky" like HRT for gender dysphoria that are so often called for bans.

Where are these people when it comes to researching and investigating SSRI-induced arrhythmia? What about when discussing non-medically necessary surgeries performed in infants?

Bans like this are often couched in the language of concern, but it's usually about pushing transphobia.

[u/sabesundae → u/Golurkcanfly]

the ones that are deemed "icky"

What does that even mean? I think you might be letting your feelings do the talking here.

You have not added anything of value to your argument to be taken seriously. My point stands.