Harper Jean Tobin, center, speaks at a rally for transgender health in front of the White House on May 29, 2019. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) This federal announcement would be laughable if it wasn’t official.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “respects the dignity of every human being, and as we have shown in our response to the pandemic, we vigorously protect and enforce the civil rights of all to the fullest extent permitted by our laws as passed by Congress.
We are unwavering in our commitment to enforcing civil rights in healthcare,” said Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights at HHS on June 12 as he declared that Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act would no longer prohibit discrimination
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