(TheRedAlertNews.com) – With a decision applauded by social conservatives and most on the political right, a court has stopped the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris from forcing doctors to perform transgender procedures against their religious beliefs or professional medical judgment.
As National Review is currently reporting in “Federal Court Blocks Biden Admin from Forcing Doctors to Perform Gender Transitions“:
“A federal appeals court blocked a Biden administration plan Friday that would coerce doctors to perform gender-transition medical procedures and abortions that violate their conscience or medical judgment.
“The plaintiffs, a religious hospital and group of over 20,000 health-care professionals, launched the lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services in August 2016 after the federal government mandated that most health-care providers perform and provide insurance coverage for such procedures.” [emphasis added]
On Friday, the appeals court upheld the district court, which had found as follows:
“The district court had determined that HHS could not interpret or enforce Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits health-care programs that receive federal funds from discriminating against patients on the basis of sex, to compel Franciscan Alliance to insure gender-reassignment surgeries or abortions, according to the court filing. In May 2016, HHS expanded Section 1557’s definition of sex discrimination to include discrimination on the basis of “termination of pregnancy” and “gender identity.” [emphasis added]
The Biden administration can appeal the decision to the United States Supreme Court. Still, given the makeup of the Supreme Court, it is expected that the appeals court decision would stand and the Biden administration stopped.
What is your opinion? Do you agree with the appeals court decision that stops the Biden administration from forcing doctors to perform transgender procedures against their religious beliefs or professional medical judgment? Please share your thoughts and views by emailing [email protected]. Thank you.
