Supreme Court Says the Constitution Does Not Second-Guess the People on ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 3, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Commentary

In one of the most-anticipated decisions of its 2024-25 term, United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court held that a Tennessee law prohibiting so-called gender-affirming medical interventions for minors does not violate the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause. That was the only question before the Supreme Court, and it got the answer right.