Judge Blocks Obamacare’s Abortion, Sex Change Mandates
Posted By Bill McMorris On January 3, 2017 @ 5:05 pm In Issues | No Comments
A federal judge blocked the Obama administration’s attempt to force doctors and healthcare providers to perform sex change operations and abortions under the Affordable Care Act.
Federal judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush appointee, issued a preliminary injunction against the Department of Health and Human Services after it expanded Obamacare’s anti-sex discrimination language to include “gender identity” and “termination of pregnancy.”
The agency’s interpretation would have forced “nearly every healthcare provider in the country” to provide abortions and sex change operations. The court determined that the agency exceeded its authority in drafting the rule and blocked the rule on Dec. 31—just hours before it was to take effect.
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