'It's unfortunate that such an obvious step had to be taken; the AMA welcomes this common-sense understanding of the law,' says American Medical Association President Susan Bailey.
Gay and transgender people will be protected against sex discrimination in health care, the US health secretary said on Monday, May 10, as President Joe Biden's administration reversed a policy put in place under his predecessor Donald Trump.
The new policy represents a reversal of a reversal. HHS under Trump in June 2020 issued a rule that lifted some anti-discrimination protections under the Affordable Care Act, a law signed by former President Barack Obama in 2010. HHS said in a statement that its Office for Civil Rights made the decision in light of a June 2020 US Supreme Court ruling and subsequent court decisions. The Supreme Court last year delivered a watershed victory for LGBTQ+ rights and a defeat for Trump's administration, ruling that a longstanding federal law barring workplace discrimination protects gay and transgender employees.
The issue of transgender rights has become a flashpoint in the US culture wars, with Republicans at the state level pursuing measures targeting transgender people. Such bills have been introduced in about 28 states so far this year, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center advocacy group.
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