Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Minors; Current Policy Landscape and Implications
June 18, 2025 | |
Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Minors; Current Policy Landscape and Implications
Today, in a 6-3 decision on U.S. v. Skrmetti, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s 2023 law (S.B. 1) banning access to gender-affirming care for minors, marking the first time the Court has ruled directly on the constitutionality of a state law targeting transgender medical care. The law had been challenged by families of transgender youth and a physician who argued it violated the… (Eisen, June 18, 2025) #Health Equity