The US Supreme Court will wade into the pitched battle over transgender treatment for minors during its next term — after lobbying from everyone from the Biden administration to trans actor Elliot Page. NY Post Politics Reporter Ryan King shares this story.
The nation’s highest court agreed Monday to take up a challenge to a Tennessee law that restricts the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors.
The medical blockers can prevent puberty from taking place, thereby potentially scaling back the need for surgical or hormonal transgender treatment for patients in the future.
Critics contend that minors are too young to make a decision about whether they want to undergo transgender treatment for gender dysphoria and could face long-term consequences over the decision.
In 2021, roughly 42,000 children were diagnosed with gender dysphoria, according to database researcher Komodo Health Inc. Between 2017 and 2021,17,683 minors initiated puberty blockers or hormonal treatment, the figures show.
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