(CNN) The debate on transgender and abortion protections has percolated in recent months as a challenge to the Affordable Healthcare Act awaits a ruling, a workplace discrimination case focused on transgender rights sits before the Supreme Court and multiple state abortion restrictions make their way through the courts. The Trump administration is also working to explicitly roll back other protections for transgender people and abortion seekers. Here are three federal court cases offering a glimpse of the administration's long term goals to restrict reproductive health care protections:Obamacare protectionsOn Tuesday, a federal judge overturned an Obama-era rule requiring federally funded health care providers to treat transgender people or women who have had or are seeking abortions, arguing that it violates religious freedom laws. The rule has been tied up in litigation and never took effect.

Source: CNN October 20, 2019 11:15 UTC