CV NEWS FEED // Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) delivered a fervent address outside the U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 4, as oral arguments commenced in United States v. Skrmetti.
The case addresses Tennessee’s law protecting children from the irreversible harms of puberty blockers, which chemically sterilize, and sexual surgeries that mutilate and castrate. Greene framed the issue as a battle for children’s innocence and a stand against evil ideologies.
“God created us, male and female, in His image, he created us,” Greene declared, emphasizing the divine order of creation. She denounced the medical procedures at the center of the case as part of a broader agenda.
“What you’re hearing is the outcry from the demons and those that worship evil, that are abusing our children, brainwashing our children to believe the lie that comes directly from Satan,” she said.
Greene stressed the moral obligation to shield children from such harm: “We must do everything we can to protect children. Children have to grow up, their innocence must be protected, and we must stand as a people.”
Greene touted her legislative initiative, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, which she said would make it a felony in all 50 states to administer puberty blockers or perform sexual surgeries on minors.
“This bill must be passed,” she urged, adding that she had the backing of key Republican leaders, including President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, who is an original Senate sponsor of the bill, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who also is a co-sponsor.
“Republicans are united in stopping the genital mutilation of children, the brainwashing of children in our education system, and we stand with parents and a parent’s bill of rights to protect every single child,” she said.
The congresswoman sharply criticized the medical practices in question, describing them as grotesque and harmful.
“No child, no child should ever have their breasts cut off, be castrated, or be genitally mutilated by a surgeon in a hospital or doctor’s office,” she said.
She condemned the use of puberty blockers, which she called “chemical castration pills.”
“No child should ever take any type of hormones to destroy their bodies before they’re ever old enough to vote, join the military, [or] even be an adult,” she said. “It is ridiculous.”
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Greene characterized the practices and ideologies enabling them as a “sickness,” “evil,” and “an outrage,” and “the lies of the left.”
“It’s the greatest embarrassment that our country is allowing this to happen in front of the entire world,” she said.
Despite the challenges, Greene expressed resolve in pushing forward: “Here’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to ignore the hate. We’re going to ignore the evil. We’re going to ignore the left, and we’re going to stand up in the face of Satan, and we’re going to do the right thing and protect our children.”
She concluded her speech with a prayerful appeal to the justices and the crowd gathered to support Tennessee’s law.
“God bless every single one of you, the people that are here to protect kids, the people that are here that put on this event,” she said. “I pray in the name of God and Jesus, I pray the Supreme Court does the right thing, upholds Tennessee’s law, and we protect our kids going forward.”
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The case addresses Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), which prohibits experimental medical procedures on minors, including puberty blockers and sexual surgeries. The law emphasizes the state’s duty to protect children from irreversible harms, stating that such procedures lack robust evidence and undermine the integrity of the medical profession. It argues that minors cannot fully consent to these life-altering treatments, which may lead to regret.
The Biden administration and the ACLU challenged the law, arguing it discriminates based on sex. Tennessee Solicitor General J. Matthew Rice defended SB 1, asserting that the law focuses on the purpose of these procedures rather than targeting any identity marker.
The Sixth Circuit allowed the law to take effect, with Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton writing that states have long been allowed to regulate medical treatments for minors. Greene’s address amplified this defense, urging the nation to reject what she described as a dangerous agenda harming vulnerable children.
