Democrats tore into President Trump after the White House finalized a rule that would roll back protections implemented under the Obama administration that prevented discrimination in health care based on one’s gender identity.
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“The Occupant & his Administration are actively fanning the flames of hate, dismantling anti-discrimination protections in the middle of a global health pandemic that is disproportionately impacting Black & Brown communities. Shameful,” tweeted Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.). “This decision is a direct attack on the right to health care for trans and nonbinary people across our country. In the middle of #Pride month no less. Unconscionable.”
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The avalanche of criticism came after the Department of Health and Human Services announced the government's interpretation of sex discrimination will be based on "the plain meaning of the word 'sex' as male or female and as determined by biology."
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The protections were first implemented under the previous administration when Obama officials made it illegal for doctors, hospitals and other health care workers to deny care to someone whose sexual orientation or gender identity they disapproved of. The rule was implemented by expanding the health law's definition of sex discrimination to include gender identity for the first time in history.
However, the Trump administration’s rollback expands beyond the bounds of the Obama-era rule by curtailing protections from other health provisions as well, removing protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity in 10 existing regulations, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The Hill
The man is a Nazi.
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