Dave Aronberg
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And so if that is upheld by the Supreme Court, then I think all the other states will have their laws upheld.
And so if that is upheld by the Supreme Court, then I think all the other states will have their laws upheld.
Right. But if you can have a law that says that parents are not even allowed to let their children take the hormones, then certainly you're allowed to have a law that says parents are forbidden from having their children get the surgery. So that's why this case is so important. I think that the Supreme Court is going to resolve this matter for us.
Right. But if you can have a law that says that parents are not even allowed to let their children take the hormones, then certainly you're allowed to have a law that says parents are forbidden from having their children get the surgery. So that's why this case is so important. I think that the Supreme Court is going to resolve this matter for us.
Right. But if you can have a law that says that parents are not even allowed to let their children take the hormones, then certainly you're allowed to have a law that says parents are forbidden from having their children get the surgery. So that's why this case is so important. I think that the Supreme Court is going to resolve this matter for us.
And it looks like they're going to allow bans to take place.
And it looks like they're going to allow bans to take place.
And it looks like they're going to allow bans to take place.
Democratic socialists, Mike. Democratic socialists.
Democratic socialists, Mike. Democratic socialists.
Democratic socialists, Mike. Democratic socialists.
It's interesting, Megan, because they did make an equal protection argument under the 14th Amendment. And I think it is a legitimate legal argument to make that if the hormone drugs are available to juveniles who are not trying to transition or don't have gender dysphoria, but they are not available to juveniles who do have gender dysphoria,
It's interesting, Megan, because they did make an equal protection argument under the 14th Amendment. And I think it is a legitimate legal argument to make that if the hormone drugs are available to juveniles who are not trying to transition or don't have gender dysphoria, but they are not available to juveniles who do have gender dysphoria,
It's interesting, Megan, because they did make an equal protection argument under the 14th Amendment. And I think it is a legitimate legal argument to make that if the hormone drugs are available to juveniles who are not trying to transition or don't have gender dysphoria, but they are not available to juveniles who do have gender dysphoria,
And that is an interesting equal protection argument to make. And I guess then it's a question of do we as judges put ourselves in the position of being medical experts or do we put ourselves in the position of being judges where we defer to the legislators. And right now, the judges are saying the latter. We are not going to try to know what's best and put ourselves in the shoes of dockers.
And that is an interesting equal protection argument to make. And I guess then it's a question of do we as judges put ourselves in the position of being medical experts or do we put ourselves in the position of being judges where we defer to the legislators. And right now, the judges are saying the latter. We are not going to try to know what's best and put ourselves in the shoes of dockers.
And that is an interesting equal protection argument to make. And I guess then it's a question of do we as judges put ourselves in the position of being medical experts or do we put ourselves in the position of being judges where we defer to the legislators. And right now, the judges are saying the latter. We are not going to try to know what's best and put ourselves in the shoes of dockers.
We're just going to defer to the legislature because we don't want any part of this. And I think that's where it's going to fall.
We're just going to defer to the legislature because we don't want any part of this. And I think that's where it's going to fall.
We're just going to defer to the legislature because we don't want any part of this. And I think that's where it's going to fall.