Trump’s LGBT Health Discrimination Rule Blocked by Federal Judge

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LGBT Health Discrimination Rule Blocked by Federal Judge (1)

A federal district judge blocked the HHS from allowing health-care providers and insurers to discriminate against LGBT people.

news.bloomberglaw.com

A federal district judge blocked the Trump administration from allowing health-care providers and insurers to discriminate against LGBT people and those seeking abortions.

Judge Frederick Block of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York halted the Department of Health and Humans Services from enforcing a rule that stripped gender identity and termination of a pregnancy from anti-discrimination protections under the Affordable Care Act. The order came late Monday, a day before the new rule was set to take effect.

"This is a crucial early victory for our plaintiffs, Tanya and Cecilia, and for the entire LGBTQ community, particularly those who are multiply marginalized and suffering disproportionately from the impacts of the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racialized violence," said Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign, which sued on behalf of two transgender women to stop the rule.

"We are pleased the Court recognized this irrational rule for what it is: discrimination, plain and simple," he said

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[Monym]

Bostock helping out already, nice

 

[KefkaPalazzo]

Eat shit you assholes.

 

[cameron]

Spoiler: twitter text

Mark Joseph Stern @mjs_DC

Federal judge blocks the Trump administration's attempt to strip transgender protections from Obamacare, explaining (correctly) that SCOTUS' Bostock decision means "sex discrimination" encompasses anti-trans discrimination. …https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/123116892418.pdf… h/t @sarahposner

The Trump administration rushed out its anti-trans ACA rule just before Bostock came down, assuring us that SCOTUS would agree with its interpretation of sex discrimination.

"Its confidence was misplaced," the court notes. …https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/123116892418.pdf

4:58 PM · Aug 17, 2020

 

[Kyuuji]

Spoiler: twitter text

Mark Joseph Stern @mjs_DC

Federal judge blocks the Trump administration's attempt to strip transgender protections from Obamacare, explaining (correctly) that SCOTUS' Bostock decision means "sex discrimination" encompasses anti-trans discrimination. …https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/123116892418.pdf… h/t @sarahposner

The Trump administration rushed out its anti-trans ACA rule just before Bostock came down, assuring us that SCOTUS would agree with its interpretation of sex discrimination.

"Its confidence was misplaced," the court notes. …https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/123116892418.pdf

4:58 PM · Aug 17, 2020

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Good. Fuck the orange sack of piss. Thankful for the judge for doing something about it.

 

[GameAddict411]

This is why that supreme court ruling is so important. It will act as a reference for any future cases like this.

 

[SpankyDoodle]

Get fucked! Hooray!!

 

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[Hecht]

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oh how I've missed this GIF