#Latest news with #TennesseeBanWashington Post10 hours agoPoliticsWashington PostWhat to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender care for youthThe 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 country. Most Republican-controlled states already have similar bans. In his majority opinion Wednesday , Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that Tennessee's ban does not violate the Constitution's equal protection clause, which requires the government to treat similarly situated people the same.
Washington Post10 hours agoPoliticsWashington PostWhat to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender care for youthThe 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 country. Most Republican-controlled states already have similar bans. In his majority opinion Wednesday , Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that Tennessee's ban does not violate the Constitution's equal protection clause, which requires the government to treat similarly situated people the same.