Skrmetti vs US update - Giving the book to Jordan Peterson
Do you remember the United States v. Skrmetti (Docket No. 23-477)? This is a pending U.S. Supreme Court case examining whether Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1 (SB1), which bans gender-affirming medical and surgical care for transgender minors, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case centers on whether the law’s prohibition of treatments like surgery, puberty blockers, and hormone therapy for transgender youth under 18 constitutes unconstitutional sex-based discrimination. I’ve written several articles about this case. I also wrote a portion of the Amicus Brief and attended the supreme court oral arguments. It was surreal hearing my piece that I wrote recited to Supreme Court justice Alito (see below).
Skrmetti vs US Amicus Brief - Healthcare is Inherently Discriminatory For A Good Reason
The debate around transgender healthcare often involves complex ethical, medical, and legal considerations. For the most part, people’s embrace of the principles and practices associated with transgender rights and healthcare has been disastrous.
We are waiting for the US Supreme Court to reach a decision, which is supposed to come out in May 2025. Recently, I had the privilege of attending Jordan Peterson’s “We Who Wrestle with God” tour in Miami, Florida along with lawyer Diana Lutfi, the author of t…
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