(NPR) Transgender Health Protections Reversed By Trump Administration

Transgender Health Protections Reversed By Trump Administration








Roger Severino, who directs the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services, has long argued that "sex discrimination" protections in the Affordable Care Act aren't meant to encompass protections for transgender people.



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Transgender Health Protections Reversed By Trump Administration






Trump has reversed Obama-era protections that prohibit discrimination in health care based on gender identity. Critics warn the rule could harm a vulnerable group — LGBTQ people — during a pandemic.