Trump’s HHS Lifts ObamaCare Transgender and Womens’ Protections

Posted by on June 17, 2020 in ObamaCare News Archive


The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new rule that removes anti-discrimination protections for transgender people and women seeking abortions put in place by ObamaCare.[1]

This fits a general pattern of the Trump administration undoing rules put in place under the Obama administration, especially those that relate to specific protections under the Affordable Care Act.

For the full story, see Reuters’ “U.S. health agency reverses Obamacare transgender protections.”

Article Citations
  1. U.S. health agency reverses Obamacare transgender protections. Reuters.com.

Author: Thomas DeMichele

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