7 States Sue HHS for Forcing Health Providers to Perform Transgender Procedures

Published on July 11, 2024

Seven states and the American College of Pediatricians have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and related officials over a rule that requires health care providers to perform gender-transition procedures, including on minors, which the plaintiffs argue is an unconstitutional attempt to override state law. The states of Missouri, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Idaho, and Arkansas joined the suit. The complaint, filed July 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, asks the court to vacate and declare unlawful the new rule recently published by HHS in the Federal Register....

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