"Equal protection forbids differential treatment in the exercise of important constitutional rights absent the strongest justification, and Tennessee's [Senate Bill 1] cannot withstand scrutiny under that standard."
"The ABA has recognized in its past policy statements, state policy denying any individual access to needed medical care for reasons wholly unrelated to any medical justification - as SB1 does - is inimical to equality and equal dignity before the law."
"The right of patients to access treatment without arbitrary governmental interference is grounded in the common-law right of bodily integrity and self-determination, as well as liberty interests protected by the Fourteenth Amendment."
"Senate Bill 1, signed into law by Republican Gov. Bill Lee in March 2023, bans surgery, puberty blockers, and hormone treatment for the purpose of gender transition for people under 18."
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