Federal appeals court bars Biden administration from forcing Catholic groups to provide transgender

[libertybele]

Federal appeals court bars Biden administration from forcing Catholic groups to provide transgender care

A federal appeals court on Friday permanently blocked the Biden administration from requiring religious doctors and hospitals to perform transgender medical services that violate their conscience, becoming the second court to do so.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of the plaintiffs in Sisters of Mercy v. Becerra, a case concerning a coalition of Catholic groups who have challenged the Biden administration's attempt to invoke the Affordable Care Act to prohibit doctors and hospitals from discriminating against transgender patients. The Catholic groups, which include hospitals, a university and nuns who run health clinics, say the Biden administration's rule violates their free exercise of religion.

An August ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals similarly held that the federal government cannot force Christian medical organizations to perform abortions or gender transition surgeries under the Affordable Care Act...........

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-appeals-court-bars-biden-administration-forcing-catholic-groups-provide-transgender-care

[Hoodat]

Federal court blocks Biden administration from forcing Christian doctors to perform transsexual mutilation surgeries

JOSEPH MACKINNON  |  December 10, 2022

A federal court has dealt a significant blow to the Biden administration's leftist medical agenda, sparing Christian doctors and religious hospitals from being forced to perform sex change mutilations and abortions in violation of their conscience and better judgment.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit agreed with a district court's opinion that the Obamacare mandate requiring facilitation of sex changes posed "irreparable harm" to the plaintiffs' "exercise of religion."

The court ultimately found the transsexual mandate unlawful and granted a coalition of Catholic healthcare professionals a permanent injunction. They will no longer face multimillion-dollar penalties for keeping their consciences clear.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed an August opinion issued by the Fifth Circuit, which struck down an interpretation of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.

Section 1557 prevents federally-funded healthcare programs from discriminating against patients on the basis of sex.

The National Review reported that in recent years, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has broadened the statute's definition of sex discrimination to include discrimination on the basis of "termination of pregnancy" and "gender identity."  .  .  .

https://www.theblaze.com/news/federal-court-blocks-biden-administration-from-forcing-christian-doctors-to-perform-transsexual-mutilation-surgeries


I lay this 100% at the feet of Republicans who flat out refused to overturn Obamacare when they had the chance.

[sneakypete]

GREAT news!

[libertybele]

Federal appeals court bars Biden administration from forcing Catholic groups to provide transgender care

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Federal appeals court bars Biden administration from forcing Catholic groups to provide transgender care

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@libertybele

I have mixed feelings about this UNLESS all the Catholic groups are willing to lose all the federal money they get for helping the poor and the sick.

Which they never should have been receiving in the first place. They,and all the other religious groups don't pay taxes on income and donations because they are supposed to be providing free care to the needy.

Ya can't have it both ways.