Democrats urge Supreme Court to strike down Tennessee gender-affirming care ban

More than 160 House and Senate Democrats on Tuesday called on the Supreme Court to protect access to gender-affirming health care for transgender minors by striking down a Tennessee law that bans treatment for youths younger than 18 when the justices review the law this fall. 

The Supreme Court in June agreed to review the constitutionality of Tennessee’s law, which transgender rights advocates and families have argued discriminates against transgender youths and infringes on the right...