The US Supreme Court has ruled that Tennessee can limit or even fully ban gender transition care for young people.
The justices voted 6 to 3 that a Tennessee law limiting access to treatments such as puberty blockers for under-18s was not discrimination. The ruling will likely have a nationwide effect – 25 states have similar laws.
Three Tennessee transgender teenagers, their parents, and a doctor who provides transition medications had argued the 2023 Tennessee ban violated a US constitutional guarantee of equal protection under the law by discriminating on the basis of sex.
The case, known as United States v Skrmetti, marked the first time the court has taken up the issue of transgender healthcare.
