Under the Obama administration, HHS determined that protections in the health care system against discrimination “on the basis of sex” should apply to transgender people. Members of Congress, state governors, medical associations and civil rights groups immediately vowed to fight the proposed regulation. The proposal is part of a broader effort by religious conservatives in the Trump administration to define gender restrictively. All Americans should be able to choose health care and health insurance that best fits their needs and beliefs,” she said in a statement. Read more:Trump administration prepares a rule civil rights groups worry may deny care to transgender patientsChristian conservatives in Trump administration build global antiabortion coalitionAlabama judge allows man to sue clinic on behalf of aborted fetus

Source: Washington Post May 24, 2019 13:35 UTC