The Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling this week that effectively upheld bans on some medical treatments for transgender youth in nearly half of the United States.

Azeen Ghorayshi explains the scientific debate over the care, and why the court’s decision leaves families more in the dark than ever.

Guest: Azeen Ghorayshi is a reporter covering the intersection of sex, gender and science for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• The Supreme Court’s decision, allowing Tennessee and other states to ban gender-affirming care for minors, was a crushing blow for the transgender rights movement.
• “The Protocol” podcast explains where youth gender medicine originated and how it became a target of the Trump administration.

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