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BREAKING: The Trump administration has finalized its rollback of Obama-era protections for LGBTQ patients.

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NEW: The Trump administration says it’s “restoring the rule of law” by formally rolling back LGBTQ patient protections today.

Advocates ask why it’s coming amid a pandemic — and on four-year anniversary of deadly Pulse shooting.

politico.com/news/2020/06/1…
How HHS describes the move

CIVIL RIGHTS CHIEF ROGER SEVERINO: “It will eliminate mass confusion that was unleashed by the Obama-era decision to redefine sex to cover a wide array of gender identities, when sex as a biological reality is so important to the practice of medicine.”
How advocates are reacting:

CAP’s @Shugruberg: “These actions demonstrate how little this Administration values the life, health, and safety of LGBTQ people. It’s even more of a disgrace to do so on the anniversary of the deadliest attack on the LGBTQ community in US history.”
Chair of the House E&C oversight subcommittee and co-chair of Pro-Choice Caucus →

We’ve updated our story with additional comment from lawmakers, advocates — and HHS civil rights chief Severino, who insists that the timing of the rule is “purely coincidental.”

politico.com/news/2020/06/1…
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1. Grateful to those who spoke with me for this story and the many readers who engaged with it.
 
I know these issues stir strong feelings — people's lives are on the line — and tried to read as many replies/DMs as possible. Can't respond to everyone so hoping a thread is useful.
2. But first: wanted to acknowledge that many people in public health strongly disputed the idea behind the story, arguing that it missed their message.

Here's a thread from the passionate @gregggonsalves, who explains at length how he thinks I failed.
3. At the same time, Gregg's colleague @NAChristakis seizes on the argument that animated the story: there are real questions about experts' credibility if they're perceived to be making a U-turn. (Full disclosure: I prefer this interpretation.)
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ESHOO: Would you describe the government’s response as a success or a failure?

BRIGHT: I believe we could’ve done better.

Whistleblower scientist then lists off criticisms, including that he says HHS didn’t do enough to obtain viral samples and failures with the stockpile.
In effective Q&A, @repbenraylujan zeroes in on a damning part of Bright’s complaint — the political pressure to rush malaria drugs favored by Trump, despite little evidence.
Re: unproven malaria drugs

LUJAN: Did the president’s obsession with this issue distract you from your mission of saving lives?

BRIGHT: The [federal directive to provide the drugs] was extremely distracting to dozens of federal scientists … who had to set aside all other work.
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Mayo Clinic requires all visitors to wear a mask. Will Mike Pence do so today? Famed hospital punted Qs about the visit from the VP, who has avoided wearing a mask in photo opps.
Here’s a masked Gov. Jared Polis meeting an unmasked Pence in VP’s trip to Colorado 10 days ago.
PENCE flouts Mayo Clinic policy that everyone on campus wear a mask, even as he meets with staff and a patient.
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