President Biden, the second U.S. president to identify as Catholic, is coming under fire for a new rule that critics say would force religious doctors to violate their deeply held beliefs about gender. While some have framed the new Health and Human Services (HHS) rule as a way to combat discrimination, others argue it's backing religious entities into a corner. Advocates say that in doing so, the Biden administration would require federally funded hospitals and insurers to support gender-related treatments and procedures -- both of which conflict with Catholic teaching and what other religions believe. SAN FRANCISCO ARCHBISHOP SUGGESTS PELOSI, BIDEN SHOULD BE DENIED COMMUNIONStill, conservatives have worried about the way the Biden administration interprets existing law. Fox News asked HHS about whether the rule would force religious entities to perform gender-related procedures.

Source: Fox News May 11, 2021 16:29 UTC