WASHINGTON — Conservative US Supreme Court justices signalled on Wednesday (Dec 4) their willingness to uphold a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors in a major case that could affect various other state laws targeting transgender people.
People hold flags at a demonstration, as the US Supreme Court hears arguments over an appeal by US President Joe Biden's administration of a lower court's decision upholding a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, outside the court in Washington, US on December 4, 2024.
"Doesn't that make a stronger case for us to leave those determinations to the legislative bodies rather than try to determine them for ourselves?" conservative Chief Justice John Roberts asked US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, who argued for the administration. Prelogar said the medications at issue have been safely prescribed for decades to treat many conditions.
Kagan told Tennessee Solicitor General Matthew Rice, who argued for the state, that the law's purpose "sounds to me like, 'We want boys to be boys, and we want girls to be girls.'" The state's lawmakers appeared to be motivated, Kagan added, by a view that "we think that there's something fundamentally wrong, fundamentally bad about youth who are trying to transition.
Rice said the law was passed "to protect minors from risky, unproven medical interventions" that often carry "irreversible and life-altering consequences."
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