HARBINGERS DAILY/ Decision Magazine-
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on transgender procedures on minors, ruling 6-3 that the state law is nondiscriminatory.
The law, known as SB1, was signed by Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in March 2023. The law bans hormone therapy, puberty blockers and other transgender treatments on children under 18. Under the law, healthcare providers who break the rule are subject to lawsuits, fines and penalties.
The law cites health risks posed on children by take such treatments, including “becoming irreversibly sterile, having increased risk of disease and illness, or suffering from adverse and sometimes fatal psychological consequences.” It also acknowledges that the many of the procedures on minors “are experimental in nature and not supported by high-quality, long-term medical studies.”
In April 2023, the law was contested by three transgender youth and their families who filed suit against the state, with the Biden administration joining in the challenge. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in December 2024.
Todd Chasteen, vice president of public policy and general counsel for Samaritan’s Purse, traveled to the Supreme Court to hear the case and attended portions of the hearing. Continue reading…
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