Supreme Court Appears to Favor Tenn. Ban on Transgender Procedures for Minors

On Dec. 4, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether Tennessee Senate Bill 1, which protects Tennessee minors from puberty-blocking medication, hormone therapy and surgeries, will be allowed to stand. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed SB1 into law in March 2023. The state stands with over 20 other states that prohibit health care providers from performing transgender procedures on minors. The law cites the health risks and harmful effects the procedures can cause on children, including “becoming irreversibly sterile, having increased risk of disease and illness, or suffering from …

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