Supreme Court upholds Tennessee's ban on youth gender care

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The Supreme Court has upheld a Tennessee law restricting gender-affirming care for minors, potentially impacting similar laws across the US. The court ruled 6-3 that Tennessee's restrictions on treatments like puberty blockers for those under 18 did not constitute discrimination. The case, *United States v. Skrmetti*, challenged the law's constitutionality. This decision, the first of its kind before the Supreme Court, could influence the legality of similar laws in approximately 25 other states.


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