{"id":2355888,"date":"2024-10-16T18:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T22:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-and-nine-gop-governors-tell-supreme-court-to-uphold-ban-on-cross-sex-hormones-for-minors-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T18:43:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T22:43:43","slug":"kristi-noem-and-nine-gop-governors-tell-supreme-court-to-uphold-ban-on-cross-sex-hormones-for-minors-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-and-nine-gop-governors-tell-supreme-court-to-uphold-ban-on-cross-sex-hormones-for-minors-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristi Noem and nine GOP governors tell Supreme Court to uphold ban on cross-sex hormones for minors &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkristi-noem-and-nine-gop-governors-tell-supreme-court-to-uphold-ban-on-cross-sex-hormones-for-minors-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2355888&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kristi Noem, the Governor of South Dakota, along with nine other Republican governors, is urging the Supreme Court to uphold a Tennessee law that bans cross-sex hormone treatments for minors.\u200d They joined an amicus brief in \u2062the case of \u200c*United States v. Skrmetti*, which\u2063 is brought\u2062 forth by the Biden-Harris administration seeking to prevent Tennessee from enforcing its law. Noem has emphasized the importance of protecting children and criticized the federal government for interfering in\u2064 state matters regarding healthcare, \u200casserting\u200b that states should not be compelled to administer potentially harmful \u2063medical procedures to minors.<\/p>\n<p>The brief from Noem\u2062 and the other governors asserts\u200c that the \u200dSupreme Court&#8217;s precedents on sex discrimination do not allow courts to override the decisions of legislative bodies, especially concerning complex medical and scientific issues. Additionally, legal experts have pointed out the lack of agreement among various medical organizations on the subject \u200cof adolescent gender-affirming care, underscoring the contentious nature of the policies surrounding this \u200bissue. More than 30\u2062 supporting \u2062briefs have been \u200bfiled in favor of Tennessee&#8217;s stance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kristi Noem and nine GOP governors tell Supreme Court to uphold ban on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-complicated-dr-rachel-levine-dodges-sen-pauls-issue-about-sex-adjustments-for-children\/\" title=\"\u2018Very Complicated\u2019: Dr. Rachel Levine Dodges Sen. Paul\u2019s Issue About Sex Adjustments For Children\">cross-sex hormones<\/a> for minors<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1686880\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kristi Noem<\/a> (R-SD) joined nine other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> governors this week in calling on the Supreme Court to uphold a Tennessee law banning cross-sex hormone treatments for minors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;South Dakota&rsquo;s kids are our future, and I will always stand up for the next generation of South Dakotans,&rdquo; Noem said in a statement Tuesday after joining an amicus brief in the high-profile <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3181841\/transgender-medicine-ban-minors-isnt-discriminatory-tennessee-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United States v. Skrmetti\">United States v. Skrmetti<\/a> <\/em>case, which surrounds the Biden-Harris administration&rsquo;s bid to block Tennessee from enforcing its law aimed at protecting minors from undergoing life-altering medical gender transitions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, Feb. 23, 2024, in Oxon Hill, Maryland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The Biden-Harris Administration intervened in this case, but the federal government has no business forcing states to perform harmful, irreversible, and unscientific medical procedures on children,&rdquo; Noem said.<\/p>\n<p>Noem&rsquo;s brief was joined by governors from Arkansas, Indiana, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>More than 30 separate amicus briefs arrived on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-overturns-chevron-doctrine-upends-administrative-state\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Overturns Chevron Doctrine, Upends Administrative State\">high court&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s docket this week in support of Tennessee&rsquo;s case, which is being defended by state Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3181841\/transgender-medicine-ban-minors-isnt-discriminatory-tennessee-supreme-court\/\">last week rebutted the Biden administration&rsquo;s<\/a> viewpoint that the law is discriminatory against transgender minors under a theory that it violates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-legal-team-files-appeal-after-obama-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-pennsylvania-from-certifying-its-results\/\" title=\"Trump Legal Team Files Appeal After Obama Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking to Block Pennsylvania From Certifying Its Results\">equal protection clause<\/a> of the 14th Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>The brief from Noem and conservative state governors argues that the Supreme Court&rsquo;s &ldquo;sex-discrimination precedent has never given courts the license to substitute their policy judgment for that of legislative bodies, especially on disputed medical and scientific issues.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Legal scholars such as Manhattan Institute senior fellow Ilya Shapiro filed a separate brief on Tuesday adding that a lack of congruence among studies led by the &ldquo;McNamara Group, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and other U.S. medical organizations reveal a lack of consensus on core issues related to adolescent gender-affirming care.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3056287\/supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-tennessee-transgender-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>decided to review<\/a> the case after the Biden-Harris administration appealed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit upholding Tennessee&rsquo;s law.<\/p>\n<p>The Alliance Defending Freedom, which has led landmark cases at the high court, such as the 2022 decision that led to the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, is calling on the justices to reject the Justice Department&rsquo;s 14th Amendment argument when they hear oral arguments in the case later this year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;ADF is deeply troubled about the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for children with gender dysphoria,&rdquo; the attorneys for ADF wrote in their own brief.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This has led many European nations and American states to regulate puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for children with gender dysphoria. Given the high stakes and uncer&shy;tain science, such caution is warranted,&rdquo; the attorneys added.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court has not yet set a date for oral arguments, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ghislaine-maxwell-trial-to-rest-this-week\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Ghislaine Maxwell Trial To Rest This Week\">legal experts predict<\/a> they could hear the case in December or in early January.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1686880\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1686880\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristi Noem and nine GOP governors urge Supreme Court to maintain ban on minors&#8217; cross-sex hormones<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2355889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24054694884279-1024x594.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[43171,42943,32359,32275],"class_list":["post-2355888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cross-sex-hormones","tag-gop-governors","tag-kristi-noem","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24054694884279-1024x594.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}