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US HHS Issues Revised Rule Striking Earlier Rule that Allowed Health Care Workers to Deny Care for Religious Beliefs

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December 29, 2022

Trump era rule had been blocked by three separate federal courts, with one judge finding the rule “saturated with error” in the lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal, Americans United for Separation for Church and State, Center for Reproductive Rights, and County of Santa Clara.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Religious Exemptions
Trump Administration Launches Another Eleventh Hour Attack on LGBTQ Community with New HHS Rule Inviting Grantees to Discriminate

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January 8, 2021

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Thursday announced a rule that will permit social service agencies and providers that receive HHS grant funding to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, as well as religion and sex.

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Advocates Urge Federal Court to Affirm Ruling Striking Down Trump Administration Denial of Care Rule

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October 14, 2020

The Denial of Care Rule invited health care workers to deny medical treatment, information and services to patients because of personal religious or moral beliefs

See Also: Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
VICTORY! Third Judge Smacks Down Trump Administration's "Denial Of Care" Rule

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November 20, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness
A Federal Trial Court in New York Fully Vacated HHS's "Denial of Care" Rule

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November 6, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health
Civil Rights Groups and the County of Santa Clara Urge Court to Block Denial of Care Rule

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October 30, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
Trump Administration Announces Postponement of Denial of Care Rule

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July 2, 2019

The Denial of Care Rule will no longer go into effect on July 22.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender Rights

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