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rug

(82,333 posts)
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 07:29 AM Aug 2016

Texas and four other states file ‘religious freedom’ suit against healthcare for trans patients



Greg Abbott speaking at FreePac, hosted by FreedomWorks, in Phoenix, Arizona (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

REUTERS
23 AUG 2016 AT 16:39 ET

Texas and four other states sued the Obama administration on Tuesday over extending its healthcare nondiscrimination law to transgender individuals, saying the move “represents a radical invasion of the federal bureaucracy into a doctor’s medical judgment.”

Texas, along with Wisconsin, Nebraska, Kentucky and Kansas sued on behalf of three medical organizations, two of which are affiliated with Christian groups.

They argue the medical groups would be forced to violate their religious beliefs “and perform harmful medical transition procedures or else suffer massive financial liability,” according to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, named as a defendant in the suit, was not immediately available for comment.

https://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/texas-and-four-other-states-file-religious-freedom-suit-against-healthcare-for-trans-patients/
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Texas and four other states file ‘religious freedom’ suit against healthcare for trans patients (Original Post) rug Aug 2016 OP
Why are states using taxpayer money to file suits for private sinkingfeeling Aug 2016 #1
Good question. rug Aug 2016 #2
As usual, religious nutballs lie to try to get their way skepticscott Aug 2016 #3

sinkingfeeling

(51,274 posts)
1. Why are states using taxpayer money to file suits for private
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 08:41 AM
Aug 2016

medical groups and religious organizations? When did 'religious beliefs' take precedence over their oath to "do no harm"?

 

skepticscott

(13,029 posts)
3. As usual, religious nutballs lie to try to get their way
Tue Aug 30, 2016, 05:12 PM
Aug 2016

No one is going to be forced to perform "medical transition procedures" lest they get sued. That's just assinine. As stupid as churches claiming that they will be "forced" to perform same-sex marriages when their gawd would have a sad if they did.

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