Clarence Thomas urges courts to end deferring to ‘experts’ on gender-affirming care

Justice Clarence Thomas said Wednesday that courts should not defer to “self-described experts” on gender-affirming care, suggesting it is a matter of medical uncertainty.

Thomas’s concurring opinion came as the Supreme Court upheld in a 6-3 decision Tennessee's ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments for transgender minors, a ruling that could reverberate through several states that have similar laws. 

“This case carries a simple lesson: In politically contentious debates...