Gem State Wire

Catholic Vote President Brian Burch commented on the increasing pressure for the U.S. Supreme Court to make official decisions on public policies regarding transgenderism. Multiple states are producing cases that are rising to the Supreme Court level for appeals. 

"It is probably inevitable that the U.S. Supreme Court will begin to decide on highly controversial public policies over the insanity that is 'transgenderism,’” Burch said. “We are called to pray for our leaders, and the unreliable high court is in need of a lot of prayer so a majority shows moral courage on this issue."

CNN is reporting that the pressure is intense on U.S. Supreme Court justices to hear lower court cases involving so-called "transgender rights." Among those cases are those which involve dangerous "gender-affirming" treatments, conversion therapy, school bathroom policies, and bans on biological men competing in women's sports. To date, the high court has chosen to steer clear of these issues.

Currently, the court faces an emergency appeal on a case from Idaho where there is a prohibition on physically damaging and mentally dangerous treatments labeled as "transgender care." The request is from officials who want to be allowed to enforce the ban while an official decision plays out in the lower courts. CNN reports that the justices will consider these appeals in a closed-door conference next week.

Other cases involve similar bans in Tennessee and Kentucky and four other states. 

Supporters of the bans cite individuals who regret receiving such treatments, saying that they were harmed by them. One friend-of-the-court brief states that the individuals "learned through their experiences that such interventions did not resolve their mental health issues or gender dysphoria, but only caused physical harm and increased their distress as they realized their bodies had been irreversibly altered based upon a false promise.”

Madison, Wisconsin-based Catholic Vote is an advocacy organization that wants to “inspire every Catholic in America to live out the truths of our faith in public life,” according to the group’s website. Founded in 2008, its president is Brian Burch.