Religious Liberty Groups Condemn Biden’s Proposed Rule Forcing Doctors To Do Abortions, Trans Surgeries - ChristianGospel TV

Law firms specializing in religious liberty cases have denounced a newly proposed rule from the Biden administration that critics say will force doctors to perform abortions and body mutilating “gender transition” surgeries, even if they’re morally opposed to the practices.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Monday a proposed rule that would implement antidiscrimination measures on the basis of sex, based on earlier actions by the Biden administration.  

The measures draw from Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race and national origin.

The proposed rule would define “sex” as including sexual orientation and gender identity, in keeping with the U.S. Supreme Court decision Bostock v. Clayton County.

“This proposed rule ensures that people nationwide can access health care free from discrimination,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, as quoted in the announcement.

“Standing with communities in need is critical, particularly given increased attacks on women, trans youth, and health care providers. Health care should be a right not dependent on looks, location, love, language, or the type of care someone needs.”

Luke Goodrich of Becket Law is critical of the proposed rule, telling The Christian Post that it was “yet another proposal to force doctors and hospitals across the country to perform gender transitions and abortions in violation of their conscience and medical judgment.”

“This has been the announced policy of the administration since the first day President Biden took office,” he added. “But what they are doing here is proposing to codify that threatening and unlawful [mandate] as a new federal rule.”

“The new proposed rule is already dead on arrival when it comes to religious groups, because the Biden administration is already subject to multiple permanent injunctions from federal courts telling it, it is not allowed to require religious doctors and hospitals to perform transitions and abortions.”

Matt Bowman of the Alliance Defending Freedom said the administration “just came right out of the gate and told the world ‘you all have to behave this way and we’ll issue a regulation later.’”

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