The court had largely dodged the issue of transgender rights for years but handed down a number of important victories to the LGBTQ+ community more broadly. Most notably, of course, was the historic decision a decade ago to legalize same-sex marriage.
In essence, the Supreme Court's decision yesterday allows states to restrict access to medical care for transgender youth, while advocates argue that such restrictions violate the principle of equal protection and have harmful consequences for transgender individuals.
Although the same medical treatment is legal and provided to non-trans youth, transgender youth are singled out. Puberty blockers would literally invented for cis children— they're designed to delay precocious puberty (puberty at very young ages, like under 10).
Do you understand the full implication of where this could go?
John Bursch, who argued and won the case on behalf of the conservative Alliance Defending Freedom said:
I think there would be a rational basis to also prohibit it for adults, and that would be up to the states to decide."
Read NPR: Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender care for minors
the court used a lot of gobblyedgook to justify this decision.Let's see in a year or so if suicides start piling up. The states did this for religious purposes no matter what they say. Every prescription drug has a long list of negative effects-I wonder how bad some of those with puberty blockers really are and how frequent. Blockers seemed to be a good alternative
ReplyDeleteAnd on this issue the doctors who made all kinds of money in this area seemed to be hiding in their foxhole. And the media has been so one sided that I would bet $ that the majority of Americans are unaware that transmen even exist as they do not fit the scare tactic
If you are Libertarian by disposition you could appreciate the SC decision as they kept the Federal Govt out of it. The States have no business in this area either and it is going to take a lot of work to reverse that. The 1st blow up could come soon if they try to legislate restroom use-----Emily
Why does the government get involved with peoples personal lives? Why don’t they just let us decide what we want to do with our lives. The USA is about freedom. I guess not anymore!
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