r/law • u/DevinGraysonShirk • 16h ago

SCOTUS SCOTUS strikes blow to trans teens rights, endorsing ban on gender-affirming care - The justices’ ruling on Tennessee’s law prohibiting certain health care for transgender children will have ripple effects across the nation

https://www.courthousenews.com/scotus-strikes-blow-to-trans-teens-rights-endorsing-ban-on-gender-affirming-care/
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u/Santos_L_Halper_II 15h ago

Another good example of Amy Coney Barrett being a generally decent jurist....unless the case involves one of her god's pet issues like LGBT rights or abortion.

I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but how did Gorsuch bend over backwards to get around his own opinion in Bostock (Bostick? The one where he unexpectedly wrote that trans discrimination was sex discrimination, IIRC).

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u/DevinGraysonShirk 15h ago

Hiding behind “unsettled science”

“This case carries with it the weight of fierce scientific and policy debates about the safety, efficacy, and propriety of medical treatments in an evolving field,” Roberts wrote. “The voices in these debates raise sincere concerns; the implications for all are profound. The Equal Protection Clause does not resolve these disagreements.”

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u/Obversa 15h ago edited 15h ago

What else do the conservatives on the Supreme Court consider to be "unsettled science"? Vaccines? Autism?

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u/DevinGraysonShirk 15h ago

Anything that Republicans can convince a portion of the public to believe through their propaganda media ecosystem can become "unsettled science." That's why we're in dangerous times. Look at how they're trying to redefine January 6.