Withdraw Gender Identity Healthcare Protections

Department of Health and Human Services / Office for Civil Rights

Rescind regulations protecting gender identity and sexual orientation under healthcare discrimination laws, return to biological sex-based protections only.

"The redefinition of sex to cover gender identity and sexual orientation and pregnancy to cover abortion should be reversed in all HHS and CMS programs as was done under the Trump Administration." – Project 2025

History

Mon Jan 20 2025

Gender identity written out of federal policy www.whitehouse.gov 

Mon Jan 20 2025

Initial analysis

Disruptive Potential

URGENT

Would remove healthcare protections for LGBTQ+ individuals and potentially allow discrimination in healthcare settings

Status
In Progress

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