Huge Win - SCOTUS Rules to Protect Kids
U.S. v. Skrmetti decision today upholds Tennessee's ban on gender transitioning for minors
Today, SCOTUS has ruled on United States v. Skrmetti, a case brought last December by three trans-identifying minors, their parents, and a doctor who challenged Tennessee’s SB1, which prohibits healthcare providers from administering puberty blockers, cross sex hormones or surgery to minors with gender dysphoria. The law does allow for these treatments for a minor’s congenital defect, precocious puberty, disease, or physical injury. This is important because the argument is frequently used that medications that treat such things as precocious puberty will also be restricted.
Many of us have been anxiously awaiting the decision of this case and today we are celebrating a HUGE WIN. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court that SB1 DOES NOT discriminate against transgender individuals under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment— meaning Tennessee’s law banning sex change interventions for minors is upheld.
This has huge implications for the other similar state laws protecting minors from life-altering treatments, including Montana.
After President Trump signed an Executive Order threatening to withhold federal funding from hospitals providing gender care for minors, in addition to the 2025 Montana legislature passing HB 682 and SB 218, we are already seeing gender clinics around the state ending services for minors. These include Community Medical Center in Missoula, Billings Clinic, and Logan Health.
We applaud the Court’s decision and will continue the fight to protect our children as well as bring integrity, common sense, and science back to healthcare.
