Democrats remind voters of loss of ‘fundamental freedom’ two years after supreme court Dobbs decisionUS doctors struggle to get basic abortion training two years after fall of RoeThe supreme court has agreed to hear a challenge brought by the Biden administration against Republican-backed bans on gender-affirming care for minors, the Associated Press reports.The case will be heard in the court’s forthcoming term, with arguments expected later this year. Conservatives hold a supermajority of seats on the high court, and the petition gives them the opportunity to issue a ruling that could green-light such bans nationwide.The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions on health care for transgender people, school sports participation, bathroom usage and drag shows. The administration and Democratic-led states have extended protections for transgender people, including a new federal regulation that seeks to protect transgender students.The case before the high court involves a law in Tennessee that restrict puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors. The federal appeals court in Cincinnati allowed laws in Tennessee and Kentucky to take effect after they had been blocked by lower courts. (The high court did not act on a separate appeal from Kentucky.)Donald Trump is the sole person responsible for this nightmare. For him, these cruel state bans are a ‘beautiful thing to watch’ – and they’re just beginning. This is a man who brags about overturning Roe v. Wade, has called for women who access reproductive health care to be punished — and says he would rule as a dictator on day one. If given the chance, there is no question he will ban abortion nationwide, with or without the help of Congress. You don’t have to take my word for it – his advisors have already laid out the plans to do it. Continue reading…
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Author : Chris Stein
Publish date : 2024-06-24 16:04:53
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