More from our inbox:The Risk of Recess AppointmentsProtecting Social SecurityEnd the Presidential PardonBrain Injuries and CrimeImageThe wide-ranging argument at the Supreme Court touched on the approaches of other nations, the relevance of a previous ruling protecting transgender workers from workplace discrimination and the rights of parents.Credit...Jason Andrew for The New York Times To the Editor:hideous slots Re “Court Poised to Uphold Ban on Transgender Care” (front page, Dec. 5): Once more Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. reveals how logic-challenged he can be. In referring to judgments about contested scientific evidence, he states, “The Constitution leaves that question to the people’s representatives, rather than to nine people, none of whom is a doctor.” In that case, it follows logically that the Constitution should not be allowed to leave these same judgments to state legislatures, the vast majority of whose members are not doctors. Since gender-affirming care is not a matter of contested scientific evidence — there are consistent standards and recommendations for such care among medical professional organizations — why is the chief justice exposing transgender care to the same chaos he has already created for abortion, rather than handing it over to the medical establishment where, if he were logical, it belongs? T. Patrick HillWinchester, Va.The writer is the author of “No Place for Ethics: Judicial Review, Legal Positivism and the Supreme Court of the United States.” To the Editor: Re “Trans Activists Question Tack Amid Backlash” (front page, Nov. 27): The article plays down the grave reality: Trans people have come under a sustained, systematic attack fueled by millions of dollars of political ads falsely portraying them as a societal threat. In truth, this tiny, vulnerable population experiences violent crime at four times the rate of cisgender people. Their clinics have been firebombed, and schools supporting trans students face bomb threats. A constant stream of legislation targets their ability to fully participate in public life. We are having trouble retrieving the article content. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.hideous slots
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