Trump team moves to scrap protections for LGBTQ patients

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Politico

HEALTH CARE

Trump team moves to scrap protections for LGBTQ patients

The health department's top civil rights official also defended the administration's approach to vulnerable populations.

By DAN DIAMOND

04/24/2020 10:10 AM EDT

The Trump administration is moving to scrap an Obama-era policy that protected LGBTQ patients from discrimination, alarming health experts who warn that the regulatory rollback could harm vulnerable people during a pandemic.

The health department is close to finalizing its long-developing rewrite of Obamacare’s Section 1557 provision, which barred health care discrimination based on sex and gender identity. The administration’s final rule on Thursday was circulated at the Justice Department, a step toward publicly releasing the regulation in the coming days, said two people with knowledge of the pending rule. The White House on Friday morning also updated a regulatory dashboard to indicate that the rule was under review. Advocates fear that it would allow hospitals and health workers to more easily discriminate against patients based on their gender or sexual orientation.

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HHS declined to comment on the possibility of a pending rule. “A federal court has vacated the gender identity provisions of the regulation and we are abiding by that court order," an HHS spokesperson said. "We do not comment on the rulemaking process and refer you to recent public filings made by the Department of Justice before the Supreme Court on what constitutes sex discrimination under civil rights laws.”

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Hat tip, Joe.My.God:

HHS To Scrap Medical Protections For LGBT Patients
April 24, 2020

https://www.joemygod.com/2020/04/hhs-to-scrap-medical-protections-for-lgbt-patients/

[sandensea]

1. 2016: "I'm gonna be great to the LGBT..Q..I people." (knowing laughter from the chumpkins)

[Tiger8]

2. Curse Republicans. Curse them all.

During a pandemic? Seriously, anybody LGBTQ still supporting Trump and Republicans must be mentally ill.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

3. Fuck u republican psychopaths

When are we going to forcibly remove the psychopaths from government? When will we make them change, get out or die?

Why tolerate more rights taken out of existance. How fucking passive is this fucking country?

This is an assault against me. Against many brothers,sisters,mother's,fathers sons,daughters theys and friends.
When is enough..enough.

I do not think these monsters will stop and get out because they lose an election.
We all know this is a coup.

[Ligyron]

5. It is beyond infuriating as a matter of public policy.

But just because they can doesn't necessarily mean they all will and I have to believe, or at least hope, most people are better than this. Especially so on a personal level.

But this really does stink and I hope it backfires on them bigtime.

[riversedge]

6. I suspect most of trumpys base is happy. most are a sorry lot!

...........Meanwhile, advocates say they're worried that LGBTQ patients could be deterred from seeking care during a public health crisis. The liberal-leaning Center for American Progress published findings that 8 percent of lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults and 29 percent of transgender adults said they had been turned away by a health care provider based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.

“I’m really scared about what that means for testing, for treatment, for people’s comfort-seeking care,” said Sharita Gruberg, who oversees CAP's work on LGBTQ populations. “This is not the time we want people to avoid seeking care and treatment.”

[dhill926]

4. absolutely no reason for this...

except that trump is a fucking asshole...

[Igel]

8. They made a claim.

It was worth the 20 seconds to check out. Either it was spurious and another lie to add to the pile or it was a valid reason.

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20191016.336929/full/

[div]On October 15, 2019, Judge Reed O’Connor, a federal district court judge in Texas, issued a long-awaited ruling in Franciscan Alliance v. Azar. Judge O’Connor vacated parts of an Obama-era nondiscrimination rule that explicitly prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and termination of pregnancy. He concluded that these provisions violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).[/div class="excerpt"]

There is this, however,

In his ruling on October 15, Judge O’Connor reversed his prior decision to conclude that the ACLU and River City Gender Alliance could intervene as of right. The Trump administration has demonstrated that it will not adequately represent the organizations’ interests because the federal government agrees with the plaintiffs that the challenged provisions of the Obama-era rule are unlawful. Judge O’Connor alternatively suggested that he would have granted permissive intervention.

[yardwork]

7. That's nice. /nt

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

9. Fat Donnie: "Good afternoon, staff. Who are we fucking over today?"

The thing is, the Repugs aren't just compliant, they're enablers.

[Jamastiene]

12. Oh, they are more than enablers.

They actively WANT to do anything that brings discrimination and hate to certain groups they hate.

[abqtommy]

10. It's interesting that Traitorous Team tRUMP doesn't understand or accept the words

"with liberty and justice for ALL"*. (my empahsis) Yesterday is not too soon to get rid of these people...

* from the U.S. Pledge Of Allegiance...

[Jamastiene]

11. They always have to slip as much hate in as they can, don't they?

They MAKE time to slip in discrimination.

Meanwhile, these protesters blocking ambulances will probably get bumped UP in priority to get treatment.

[Totally Tunsie]

13. What reason other than abject cruelty is there for even thinking of doing

something like this?

It's a good thing this moron never had pets. He'd be inhumane.

[mr_lebowski]

14. That Trump dude is such a fucking dick ... (nt)

[DUar17]

15. Now we know what trump and Putin's phone call the other day was about.

[Solly Mack]

16. K&R

[crickets]

17. I don't understand the hatred. It's so ugly. nt