Even After SCOTUS Loss, Advocates of Mutilating Minors Are Still Doubling Down

Rebecca Downs / Townhall Tipsheet

 

Earlier on Wednesday, as Jeff covered, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on so-called “gender affirming care” for minors. Despite a majority of the Court in this 6-3 decision recognizing the state’s legitimate interest in protecting minors from procedures they cannot legally consent to, which may involve not only powerful hormones but also genital mutilation and sterilization, as well as the science behind such a decision, critics continue to double on their woefully out of touch views against biology and the wellbeing of children.  

 

Not long after the decision was handed down, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) put out a ratioed post with far-fetched claims.

 

The post included a portion of a longer statement shared in a press release, all which is problematic.

 

“The Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Skrmetti will have profound and far-reaching consequences for the health and well-being of transgender youth across this country and for the doctors who care for them. To be clear—regardless of today’s legal ruling—the science still supports gender-affirming care, children who... Read more and see Xs here.