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Lawsuit challenges federal regulation forcing doctors to provide gender transition treatment for children

Lawsuit challenges federal regulation forcing doctors to provide gender transition treatment for children

(CNSNews.com) – The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the state of North Dakota and health providers challenging a federal regulation that would force doctors and others to perform gender transition procedures on children even if it's believed these procedures could harm a child. "The governmentdoes not require Medicare and Medicaid to cover these same procedures, because Health & Human Services' (HHS) [the agency putting forth the regulation] own medical expert

(CNSNews.com) – The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the state of North Dakota and health providers challenging a federal regulation that would force doctors and others to perform gender transition procedures on children even if it's believed these procedures could harm a child. "The governmentdoes not require Medicare and Medicaid to cover these same procedures, because Health & Human Services' (HHS) [the agency putting forth the regulation] own medical expert…