Advocates said the high court's decision to uphold state bans on gender-affirming care is a major blow to transgender rights.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law banning certain gender-affirming care treatment for minors.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors on Wednesday in a setback for transgender rights that could bolster efforts by states to defend other measures targeting transgender people.