WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming health care in United States v. Skrmetti:
“This ruling is nothing short of a full-fledged license for states to discriminate against vulnerable kids who are looking to live their lives authentically. Rather than using the full powers of the government to protect people, anti-trans extremists are using their power to the detriment of kids and families who need support.
“This is about health care. Once again, extremist politicians and judges are stepping into the doctor’s office and usurping the decision-making that should be left to families and doctors. The Supreme Court has abandoned transgender children and their families to political whims, as Justice Sotomayor noted in her dissent.
“Today’s ruling is a shame, and I will double down on my fight for trans kids to thrive.”
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