Supreme Court to weigh state restrictions on gender-affirming care for youths

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday waded into the contentious debate over gender-affirming care for transgender minors by agreeing to resolve challenges to a law in Tennessee that seeks to restrict it. The justices will review an appeals court ruling that upheld the measure. The case marks the first time the court will issue a ruling on issues arising from the culture war battles over transgender rights for teens, which have raged in both the health care and education contexts.

Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar urged the Supreme Court to take up the issue, saying that the law 'is part of a wave of similar bans preventing transgender adolescents from obtaining medical care that they, their parents, and their doctors have all concluded is necessary.' A federal judge blocked the Tennessee ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy but left in place a ban on surgeries.

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