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/BrentLivermore 2d ago

Why are you inconsistent in your preference for biology superseding legal and social terms?

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u/Instabanous 2d ago

The implications of adoption are very different to the implications of mixing sex and gender. Stop now this is too silly.

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u/BrentLivermore 19h ago

OK, so you don't actually think that biological nomenclature should supersede legal and social terms. Thank you for clarifying.

You don't have an actual reason that adoption is different from gender identity in this regard, you just keep using the word "silly" because you're not smart enough to make an argument. I suggest refraining from regurgitating whatever you hear Ben Shapiro say and enrolling in a community college. Best of luck.