We had a big court argument today on the #TransgenderMandate--an Affordable Care Act rule requiring doctors to perform controversial gender transition procedures against conscience and medical judgment, even when the procedures can harm patients: becketlaw.org/media/doctors-…
Gender transition procedures are hotly disputed within the medical community. Many believe they are deeply harmful—especially when performed on children, who almost always overcome gender-identity struggles as they mature. transgendermandate.org/research
Two different federal courts have found that “there is no medical consensus that sex reassignment surgery is a necessary or even effective treatment for gender dysphoria.”
The plaintiffs in this case are religious doctors and hospitals that joyfully serve all patients, regardless of sex or gender identity. Based on medical expertise, they believe transition procedures are harmful and can’t in good conscience perform them.
A court ruled the Transgender Mandate unlawful in 2019, but didn’t give plaintiffs the full protection they sought--a court order forbidding the government from imposing this unlawful mandate on them. becketlaw.org/case/francisca…
Notably, the court today asked the government's attorney point blank: Does the new administration have plans to go after these religious doctors and hospitals? And the government wouldn’t answer. This underscores why plaintiffs need full protection.
We expect the court to protect doctors’ consciences and respect their medical expertise. Doing so not only aligns with the law and medical research, but also ensures the best care for patients.
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