Supreme Court Hears Landmark Case on TN's Gender-Affirming Care Ban for Minors | EWTN News Nightly

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a landmark case concerning so-called gender-affirming care for minors. The arguments today drew protesters on both sides of the issue wanting to make their voices heard. The justices are weighing a challenge to a law banning such care for minors in Tennessee. At issue is whether the state's ban violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment requiring that people in similar circumstances be treated under the same law. The ACLU attorney challenging the law says the ban leaves families terrified for the future and access to this care is "life-saving". Tennessee officials argue transgender treatments carry risks for young people. The Kate O'Beirne Senior Fellow and Director of the Person and Identity Project at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Mary Rice Hasson, joins to share what her big takeaways are from today's arguments. Rice Hasson tells us more about Tennessee's SB1 law. Some are saying this could be one of the most significant decisions of the term for the justices. Rice Hasson talks more about that and the impact it could have not just in Tennessee, but on a broader scale. She discusses what is at stake here. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf