"The Biden administration's interpretation of sex-based discrimination protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the list of protected characteristics in certain health programs and activities under the Affordable Healthcare Act (Obamacare) caused outcry on the right when implemented in 2024, causing them to sue so that health care providers wouldn't be obligated to treat LGBTQ+ people equally. In his ruling, the judge explicitly states that discrimination against people based on their gender identity is now legal."
"The Department of Health and Human Services "exceeded its authority by implementing regulations redefining sex discrimination and prohibiting gender identity discrimination," Guirola ruled. The decision is a major setback for the transgender community, already the object of a wave of discriminatory legislation in red states and under attack by the Trump administration on multiple fronts. The rightwing lawsuit was led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti."
Judge Louis Guirola Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi struck down a Biden-era regulation that extended sex-based discrimination protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity under the Affordable Care Act. A coalition of 15 GOP-led states sued after the rule's 2024 implementation, arguing that the Department of Health and Human Services exceeded its authority. The ruling states that gender identity discrimination is not prohibited under the implemented regulation, representing a legal setback for transgender people and a victory for conservative state attorneys general who opposed the rule.
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