States Can and Should Protect Minors from Transgender Ideology

The Supreme Court should affirm that young people deserve love and support, not dangerous, life-altering, and unnecessary drugs and surgeries.

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A protester waves an LGBT rights “pride flag” as activists gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., December 5, 2022.

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There’s a dangerous trend sweeping through America, especially among susceptible teenagers. Thanks to social media and peer influencers, teenagers and even adolescents are pumping their bodies with chemicals; the secret is often kept from their parents until it’s too late.

I’m talking, of course, about . . . energy drinks. Last year, Senator Chuck Schumer warned that one brand’s 200 milligrams of caffeine “could endanger the health of kids,” causing them to be moody and “suffer headaches.” He demanded that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigate the drink’s manufacturer.

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John Bursch

John Bursch is senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy with Alliance Defending Freedom (@ADFLegal). He was solicitor general in the Michigan attorney general’s office from 2011 to 2013 and has argued twelve U.S. Supreme Court cases and litigated many more.

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