Richard Epstein: The Constitution, Parental Rights, and More
This video was originally posted by Chicago's Morning Answer. Watch the full conversation here.
Legal scholar Richard Epstein joined host Dan Proft to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to hear L.W. v. Skrmetti, a challenge to Tennessee’s law prohibiting medical gender transition treatments for minors. The conversation covered the constitutional framework of the case, broader questions of parental rights, and the legal and ethical implications of gender medicine for minors.
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