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17. The problem with that view is based on where religious beliefs collide with science and medical

Fri Dec 2, 2022, 11:04 PM

Dec 2022

knowledge. The consensus among scientific and medical professionals is that gender dysphoria is real and has a powerful impact on mental health. By which I mean that they agree that a person's mental health can only be maintained by helping them achieve a condition closer to their own experience of what gender they are, regardless of their genetics and genitalia. The courts have always been a bit behind the latest medical and scientific understanding.

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Biden Admin Waives Supreme Court Review in Key Transgender Fight [View all] kelly1mm Dec 2022 OP

Not sure why you'd assume anything coming from 'Real Clear Policy' is factually accurate in any way? Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2022 #1

Because it is a fact that 1) the appeals court ruled against the proposed rule and 2) the Biden kelly1mm Dec 2022 #3

IMO, you are underestimating the manipulative and mendacious propaganda from this extreme source. keopeli Dec 2022 #13

Just to make sure you are confirming that the facts in the article (that the appeals court kelly1mm Dec 2022 #14

I personally do not trust the source at all. In fact, because RCP is the source, I question the keopeli Dec 2022 #15

Ok then - even though the facts as presented in the article are not really in dispute I kelly1mm Dec 2022 #18

The source you posted is highly offensive. It borders on breaking the "RW talking points" rule. NullTuples Dec 2022 #21

2 questions 1) did the Appeals court rule against the proposed rule? 2) Did the Biden administration kelly1mm Dec 2022 #23

I don't like it EndlessWire Dec 2022 #2

I don't like it either but. . . . h2ebits Dec 2022 #11

+1 area51 Dec 2022 #12

Universal healthcare would not stop individual medical practitioners from denying care in accordance kelly1mm Dec 2022 #20

Here in California, all non-community hospitals north of Sacramento metro are conservative Christian NullTuples Dec 2022 #22

Of course this decision moniss Dec 2022 #4

Cause the illegitimate six would codify it JT45242 Dec 2022 #5

Not appealing it already makes it precedent as the appeals court ruling stands. The USSC kelly1mm Dec 2022 #6

If I remember a-right, Igel Dec 2022 #7

The injunction barring the administration from the proposed rule was a nationwide injunction kelly1mm Dec 2022 #8

Weird, how right wing judges keep applying anti-trans injunctions nationwide. NullTuples Dec 2022 #24

I think it is strange that in facing nationwide injunctions the Biden administration choses not kelly1mm Dec 2022 #26

It seemed reasonable to me that the Biden Administration assumed the "freedom of religion" Court Martin68 Dec 2022 #9

We do have a constitutional right to freedom of religion/free exercise of religion so there kelly1mm Dec 2022 #10

Religion is essentially an opinion, not fact. NullTuples Dec 2022 #25

All this is true but the USSC seems to be reestablishing those rules based on its interpretation kelly1mm Dec 2022 #28

But what about the religious liberty of the patient-customers? NullTuples Dec 2022 #29

The USSC seems unconcerned with their wishes as they are not 'active' participants in the kelly1mm Dec 2022 #31

I would not be willing to wager that even an unbiased SCOTUS would rule otherwise cstanleytech Dec 2022 #16

The problem with that view is based on where religious beliefs collide with science and medical Martin68 Dec 2022 #17

The problem with your view is that it may be true that scientific and medical kelly1mm Dec 2022 #19

Religious beliefs are a personal opinion. Should we base all law on that relative baseline? NullTuples Dec 2022 #27

So long as we have a 1st Amendment right to free exercise of religion there will be kelly1mm Dec 2022 #30

After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Dec 2022 #32