Supreme Court upholds laws that ban hormones for transgender teens
Washington – On Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided that states could prohibit hormone treatments for transsexual youth and rejected the claim that such gender -based discrimination was contrary to the constitution.
One 6-3 decisionsJustice, states, especially when health professionals are divided, he said it is free to decide on appropriate medical care standards.
John G. Roberts, the chief justice for the court, said the state has decided on medical arrangements. Iz We leave the questions about the policy to the public, the elected representatives and the democratic process, ”he said.
In the opposition, justice Sonia Sotomayor said that the law is clearly discriminated with on the basis of sex … The most important where the most important is the meaningful judicial examination, the court leaves transsexual children and their families to political whims. In sadness, I opposition, ”he said. Justice Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson accepted.
Decision Supports the laws in Tennessee And the other 23 Republican states have been accepted in the last four years.
Tennessee deputies, the number of minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria in recent years, “exploded”, which has not been proven for non -disregarded patients and increased risky medical interventions, “he said.
California and other democratic leaderships do not prohibit doctors from prescribing adolescent blockers or hormones for people under 18 years of age diagnosed.
The court’s decision in the Tennessee case should not directly affect the California Law, but Trump administration tries to prevent the use of federal funds to pay for gender care.
This may affect patients who rely on Medicaid, and also limit hospitals and other medical clinics to provide hormones and other medical treatments for minors.
Wednesday’s decision last year emphasizes a sharp return on trans rights and “gender -approved” care.
Lawyer Gen. In November 2023, Elizabeth Prelogar applied to the Supreme Court and called for justice to reduce the Red State Laws.
He talked about a wide consensus in favor of gender care. The authority argued that states were contrary to the constitution to prohibit the prohibition of evidence -based treatments supported by an overwhelming consensus of the medical community.
However, Republican MPs doubted the long -term effect of these hormone treatments for adolescents.
Suspects were strengthened by the Cass report from the UK, which concluded that there were no reliable evidence supporting long -term studies or treatments.
Trans-Rights defenders argued that the court should be postponed to parents and doctors, not the state deputies.
Jennifer Levi, the senior director of the Transsexual and Queer Rights, said, “The court could not do its job today,” he said. “When the political system was broken and the legislature bodies focused on popular hostility, the judiciary must be the backbone of the constitution.
Lambda Legal and Aclu lawyers said to it, “a heartbreaking decision made it difficult for transsexual youth to escape the danger and trauma of rejecting their ability to live and development.
“This is a sad day and the results will echo for years and country -wide, but it does not shake our decision to continue to fight, Sas Lambda his lawyer Sasha Buchert said.
After taking office in January, President Trump targeted transsexual people even without mentioning.
He said that his administration will recognize two sexes, men and women. These sexes cannot be changed and based on basic and indisputable reality, ”he said.
The management then said that the maintenance ban, which confirms the gender of minors, will spread to federal background medical facilities.
