
Supreme Court to decide whether states can restrict gender-affirming care for minors
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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide a case challenging a transgender care ban in Tennessee, delving into the complicated and politically fraught issue of gender-affirming care in a substantive way for the first time.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide a case challenging a transgender care ban in Tennessee, delving into the complicated and politically fraught issue of gender-affirming care in a substantive way for the first time. The state law, enacted last year, bans hormone therapy and puberty blockers for minors and imposes civil penalties for doctors who violate the prohibitions. It is among a growing number of state laws enacted in recent years targeting transgender care. Nearly half of US states have enacted bans on transgender care for minors, according to the Human Rights Campaign. This story is breaking and will be updated.

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