US EditionTennessee Attorney General celebrates federal decision on gender identity-related healthcare rule
- The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services exceeded its authority regarding gender identity in healthcare regulations, according to U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr.
- The ruling removes provisions that would force doctors to perform certain gender-transition procedures and states to fund them, effectively halting federal mandates on healthcare regulation.
- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti praised the ruling, emphasizing that it protects healthcare providers' rights to make decisions based on evidence and conscience.
- The ruling stated that when Title IX was enacted in 1972, the term 'sex' only referred to biological sex and not gender identity or transgender status.
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Tennessee Secures Nationwide Victory Against Radical Gender Ideology In Healthcare
Image Credit: TN Attorney General & Canva Press Release – Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch secured a nationwide victory Wednesday when a federal court struck down the Biden administration’s unlawful attempt to impose gender-identity mandates on healthcare providers and state Medicaid programs through regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The illegal gender-ident…
Judge Strikes Down Biden-Era Trans Policy
A federal judge struck down a Biden-era rule that expanded anti-discrimination policies to include transgender measures. According to Judge Louis Guirola Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, the Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) “exceeded its authority by implementing regulations redefining sex discrimination and prohibiting gender identity discrimination.” Because the word “…
Tennessee Attorney General celebrates federal decision on gender identity-related healthcare rule
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Attorney General's Office celebrated a decision from a Mississippi U.S. District Court about gender-based discrimination in healthcare. The decision, filed Wednesday, considered a May 2024 rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that redefined Title IX prohibitions on discrimination "on the basis of sex" to include gender identity. The federal court found the HHS exceeded its authority b…
Tennessee, Mississippi Secure Nationwide Victory As Court Strikes Down ACA 'Gender-Identity Mandates'
A federal court delivered a nationwide win to a 15-state coalition led by the attorneys general of Tennessee and Mississippi on Wednesday, striking down regulations from the Biden administration that sought to impose gender-identity mandates on healthcare providers and state Medicaid programs under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Court Rules HHS Exceeded […] Tennessee, Mississippi Secure Nationwide Victory As Court Strikes Down AC…
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Federal judge sides with Mississippi, 14 other states in ruling against Biden-era attempt to broaden Title IX
Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services tried to broaden Title IX to prohibit discrimination based on “sex stereotypes, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.”
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