Trump administration rewrites Obama rule against transgender discrimination in health care

[Right_in_Virginia]

Trump administration rewrites Obama rule against transgender discrimination in health care
Washington Times, Apr 29, 2018, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  - Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Military service. Bathroom use. Job bias. And now, health care.

The Trump administration is coming under fire for rewriting a federal rule that bars discrimination in health care due to “gender identity.” Critics say it’s another attempt to undercut acceptance for transgender people.

The Health and Human Services Department rule dates to the Obama administration, a time when LGBT people gained political and social recognition. But a federal judge in Texas said the rule went too far by concluding that discrimination on the basis of gender identity is a form of sex discrimination, which is forbidden by civil rights laws.

Instead of appealing the judge’s injunction, the Trump administration has opted to rewrite the rule, which applies to health care providers and insurers receiving federal funds.

Groups representing transgender people expect the Obama protections to be gutted and are preparing to take the administration to court.


More:  https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/29/trump-administration-rewrites-obama-transgender-he/

[Right_in_Virginia]

Step by step and inch by inch @INVAR .... the pendulum *is* reversing.  And this is thanks to President Trump.

[dfwgator]

Step by step and inch by inch @INVAR .... the pendulum *is* reversing.  And this is thanks to President Trump.

Would K-Suck done anything like this?

[Emjay]

Step by step and inch by inch @INVAR .... the pendulum *is* reversing.  And this is thanks to President Trump.

I gotta agree with you @Right_in_Virginia ... and this is why I support Trump.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I gotta agree with you @Right_in_Virginia ... and this is why I support Trump.

Me too @Emjay 

[INVAR]

Step by step and inch by inch @INVAR .... the pendulum *is* reversing.  And this is thanks to President Trump.

Boy it really sticks in your craw that there are people like us who will not bow down and show obeisance to your political savior.

Your showman is never getting any kind of public appreciation or acknowledgement of achievement from me.  Your compatriots have forbidden it because I am not a 100% devoted and loyal subject to your prince.

[Chosen Daughter]

We will see.  He should do something about California.