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"The views of self-proclaimed experts do not 'shed light on the meaning of the Constitution.' Thus, whether 'major medical organizations' agree with the result of Tennessee's democratic process is irrelevant.
To hold otherwise would permit elite sentiment to distort and stifle democratic debate under the guise of scientific judgment, and would reduce judges to mere 'spectators . . .in construing our Constitution.' " excerpted from SCOTUS Justice Thomas' concurrence with the recent 6-3 ruling supporting parents' rights to prevent the hormonal or surgical abuse of their sons and daughters