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On the social front, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling, upholding Tennessee's law banning gender-affirming drugs and surgeries for minors. The decision, a 6-3 ideological split, marked a win for parental rights and conservative advocates who argue that such treatments may carry significant health risks and irreversible consequences for children.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Screnetti defended his state's law, citing the protection of children from making lifelong decisions they cannot fully comprehend. Conversely, Justice Sonia Sotomayor authored a dissent warning that the law disregards minors' mental health needs and condemns them to unnecessary medical risks, including potential sterilization and immune suppression.