
The Legal and Cultural Context of Skrmetti
John Bursch
Last December, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti. The case involves the constitutionality of a Tennessee law, SB1, that prohibits any medical procedure for the purpose of “Enabling a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor’s sex,” and “Treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the minor’s sex and asserted identity.” Including Tennessee, 27 states have enacted such protections for children.
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