United States v Skrmetti—Testing the Transition to Politicized Regulation of Medicine

Authors

Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University School of Public Health; Boston University School of LawFollow
Michael Ulrich, Boston University School of Public Health; Boston University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-13-2025

ISSN

0098-7484

Publisher

American Medical Association

Language

en-US

Abstract

On December 4, 2024, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v Skrmetti,¹ in which the Biden administration asked the Court to decide how to evaluate the constitutionality of laws such as Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for people younger than 18 years (called Senate Bill 1 [SB1]). This decision has potential to reach beyond the population of patients directly affected by SB1, implicating not only constitutional protection against government discrimination, but also state regulation of the practice of medicine more broadly.

Recommended Citation

Nicole Huberfeld & Michael Ulrich, United States v Skrmetti—Testing the Transition to Politicized Regulation of Medicine , 333 JAMA 839 (2025).
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