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Supreme Court upholds ban on medical treatment for transgender minors

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In a 6-3 decision, the court upheld a Tennessee law banning puberty blockers and hormone treatment for transgender youth.

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Supreme Court upholds Tenn. ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors (opens The Boston Globe)

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    In a huge setback for transgender rights, the Supreme Court said Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors did not violate the 14th Amendment.

  2. Deseret News

    Supreme Court upholds ban on medical treatment for transgender minors (opens Deseret News)

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    In a 6-3 decision, the court upheld a Tennessee law banning puberty blockers and hormone treatment for transgender youth.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The Supreme Court is upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care for transgender minors. The challenge to the law came from three transgender teens, their parents and a physician. PBS News Supreme Court analyst Amy Howe, co-founder of SCOTUS blog, and Lindsey Dawson, director of LGBTQ health …

  4. Christian Science Monitor

    In major transgender rights case, Supreme Court sides with state over parents (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law prohibiting gender-transition care for minors. Chief Justice Roberts noted transgender policies should be set by elected officials and the democratic process.

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Supreme Court upholds Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors in a blockbuster ruling that will bolster efforts by conservative state lawmakers to pass and preserve other divisive laws targeting transgender Americans.

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Supreme Court delivers major blow to transgender rights, upholding Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The justices' 6-3 decision in a case from Tennessee effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Donald Trump's Republican administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people. Another 26 states have laws similar to the one in Tennessee.

  7. New Hampshire Bulletin

    U.S. Supreme Court upholds Tennessee prohibition on gender affirming care for minors • New Hampshire Bulletin (opens New Hampshire Bulletin)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court, in a potential landmark decision, upheld Tennessee’s law prohibiting gender affirming care for minors, saying children who seek the treatment don’t qualify as a protected class.

  8. Nebraska Examiner

    U.S. Supreme Court upholds Tennessee prohibition on gender affirming care for minors • Nebraska Examiner (opens Nebraska Examiner)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s law prohibiting gender affirming care for minors, saying children seeking care aren't protected.

  9. Washington State Standard

    U.S. Supreme Court upholds Tennessee prohibition on gender affirming care for minors • Washington State Standard (opens Washington State Standard)

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    The high court issued a 6-3 ruling overturning a lower court’s finding that the restrictions violate the constitutional rights of children.

  10. Wisconsin Examiner

    U.S. Supreme Court upholds Tennessee prohibition on gender affirming care for minors • Wisconsin Examiner (opens Wisconsin Examiner)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care for minors, ruling it does not violate the equal protection clause

  11. Al Jazeera

    Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law barring gender-affirming care for youth (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Critics have denounced the US ruling as endangering transgender youth by preventing medical access to puberty blockers.

  12. NPR

    Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law that bars gender-affirming care for minors (opens NPR)

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    At issue was a Tenneessee law that bars minors from accessing gender-affirming care as they transition from their sex assigned at birth.

  13. Utah News Dispatch

    U.S. Supreme Court upholds Tennessee prohibition on gender-affirming care for minors • Utah News Dispatch (opens Utah News Dispatch)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s law prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors in the case United States v. Skrmetti.

  14. Indiana Capital Chronicle

    SCOTUS upholds Tennessee gender-affirming care ban, clearing path for Indiana case to proceed • Indiana Capital Chronicle (opens Indiana Capital Chronicle)

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    A delayed legal fight over Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors can now move forward following a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

  15. Kentucky Lantern

    U.S. Supreme Court upholds Tennessee prohibition on gender affirming care for minors • Kentucky Lantern (opens Kentucky Lantern)

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    U.S. Supreme Court, in a potential landmark decision, upholds, Tennessee’s law prohibiting gender affirming care for minors.

  16. New York Post

    Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on transgender treatment for minors (opens New York Post)

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    The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on transgender surgeries for minors in a 6–3 decision, concluding that such policies are best decided by the states.

  17. Tennessee Lookout

    U.S. Supreme Court upholds Tennessee prohibition on gender affirming care for minors • Tennessee Lookout (opens Tennessee Lookout)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court, in U.S. v Skrmetti -- a landmark case -- upheld Tennessee’s law prohibiting gender affirming care for minors.

  18. Reason

    SCOTUS upholds Tennessee law banning medical transition for transgender kids (opens Reason)

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    With the culture war blazing, not even the Supreme Court could agree on the medical facts of the case.

  19. Bangor Daily News

    What to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender care for youth (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming surgery for transgender youth in a ruling that’s likely to reverberate across the

  20. Boston

    Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights (opens Boston)

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    The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights

  21. NPR

    SCOTUS upholds Tenn. law on care barring gender-affirming care for minors (opens NPR)

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    On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld laws in roughly half the states that ban transgender medical care for minors. The vote was 6-to-3, along ideological lines.

  22. Breitbart News

    Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Law Banning Sex Changes for Minors (opens Breitbart News)

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    The high court ruled 6-3, with liberal-leaning justices dissenting, that Tennessee's Senate Bill 1 does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment in the U.S. Constitution, contrary to the claims of transgender activists who sued the state.

  23. STAT

    Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care delivers major setback for transgender rights (opens STAT)

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    Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors can stand after the Supreme Court ruled that it does not constitute sex-based discrimination, in a 6-3 decision.

  24. Michigan Advance

    U.S. Supreme Court upholds Tennessee prohibition on gender affirming care for minors • Michigan Advance (opens Michigan Advance)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court, in a potential landmark decision, upheld Tennessee’s law prohibiting gender affirming care for minors, saying children who seek the treatment don’t qualify as a protected class. In United States v.

  25. Roll Call

    Supreme Court upholds Tennessee youth transgender care ban (opens Roll Call)

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    A divided Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee state law that restricts access to gender-affirming care for minors.

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