The ruling will reverse patient protections for transgender patients given under the Affordable Care Act.
, the rule is part of a broader Trump administration effort to change the legal definition of sex discriminations across several sectors, so that protections against transgender people will be dramatically reduced.
The move is seen as an enormous setback for LGBTQ rights. “It’s about the right of every American to be treated with dignity when they walk into an emergency room, meet a new doctor or find the right insurance plan.
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