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