Florida sues Biden administration over new transgender health care rule

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Source: NBC News/Reuters

May 7, 2024, 3:13 PM EDT


Florida’s top prosecutor and a Catholic medical group on Tuesday sued the Biden administration in an effort to block a rule that they say will force doctors to provide gender transition care against their judgment or face heavy penalties.

The lawsuit by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and the Catholic Medical Association (CMA), filed in federal court in Tampa, takes aim at a new rule, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Services (HHS) on Monday that would ban discrimination in health care on the basis of gender identity.

The rule is based on an anti-discrimination provision within the Affordable Care Act, the national health insurance law better known as Obamacare, which forbids sex discrimination.

In their complaint, Moody and CMA say the new rule goes beyond the anti-discrimination law. They say it would force doctors to provide, and insurance to pay for, treatments including puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries for transgender minors and adults against their medical or ethical judgment. They also said the rule conflicted with a Florida law banning such treatments, which are known as gender-affirming care, for minors.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/florida-sues-biden-administration-new-transgender-health-care-rule-rcna151112

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1. Transgender--the culture war issue that keeps on giving DeSatan and his thugs red-meat to distract MAGAts with.

But, again, guns and privatization of public schools are good for FL. Because transgender people make up such a huge and threatening part of the population. ( Attempting sarcasm while silently screaming.)

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2. The Feds need to countersue Florida for being un by religious dicks

That's not how we do things in th9s country. Anyone who isn't within a very narrow religious grouping in Florida is getting his and her freedom of conscience trampled on by a vocal and well heeled, fanatical minority.

Obviously, something needs to be done to slap those assholes down. Hard.

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3. F**k DeFascist.

He makes a mockery of democracy.

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4. Florida is a Red state--it can discriminate against women [abortion laws] and transgender folks.

It is dehumanizing no matter how you look at it--yet accepted by those in power.