Tennessee Star: Tennessee AG Skrmetti ‘Looks Forward’ to Defending State Law Banning Transgender Surgery for Minors in the Supreme Court

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The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear arguments and rule on whether a Tennessee law that bans “gender-affirming care” on minors – including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and sex-change surgeries – violates the Constitution.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed SB1/HB1 titled, ‘The Protecting Children from Gender Mutilation Act’ into law in March 2023, forbidding healthcare providers from performing or administering to underage children medical procedures or treatments for the purposes of enabling the child to identify with the opposite gender.

Read more here: https://tennesseestar.com/news/tennessee-ag-skrmetti-looks-forward-to-defending-state-law-banning-transgender-surgery-for-minors-in-the-supreme-court/khousler/2024/06/24/