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 2025History
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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