The Supreme Court on Wednesday is weighing for the first time whether states can restrict access to gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria, stepping into the politically charged debate over health care for transgender youth.

The Supreme Court will consider restrictions on puberty blockers, hormone therapy and gender transition surgery for minors for the first time Wednesday.

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the ability of states to restrict treatments for minors whose gender identity doesn't align with their sex assigned at birth.

The case is the first to come before the Supreme Court testing the constitutionality of laws barring transgender teens from certain gender-affirming treatments.

The Supreme Court will hear a landmark case over whether state bans on certain gender-affirming medical treatments for minors violate the Constitution.