Biden legacy rule shot down by court

I think most people would agree that in Biden’s eyes, a part of his legacy would be the changes he made in laws for the transgender community.

Biden kind of saw himself as a hero for this community by changing laws and making it easier for young children to transition.

Well, that legacy just got blown to bits.

The Biden Rule Changes

The focus of this is rules that were changed regarding transgenders in Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Among the changes made by Biden were anti-discrimination rules and the overall scope of coverage.

When Donald Trump took office, he looked to reverse many of these rules, usually with an executive order, but there were also legal challenges being filed by conservative groups as well as doctors who did not want to provide these services for a variety of reasons.

It was these challenges that led to the downfall of Biden’s rules changes, at least for now.

No Standing

Several doctors in Texas had filed suit as a proactive move so they would not face penalties if they refused to provide these services.

The court denied their suit, stating that they did not have standing.

The court stated, "Plaintiffs themselves do not view their conduct as gender-identity discrimination, nor do they offer any evidence that HHS will view it as such.”

The ruling continued, "Plaintiffs have thus failed to show that they are actually violating the Notification, much less that they face a credible threat of enforcement.”

States to the Rescue

Another suit was filed by more than a dozen red states, with Tennessee leading the charge, which is the case that was just ruled on that will crush Biden’s legacy rule changes.

After the ruling came down against the rule changes, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti stated, "When Biden-era bureaucrats tried to illegally rewrite our laws to force radical gender ideology into every corner of American healthcare, Tennessee stood strong and stopped them. Our fifteen-state coalition worked together to protect the right of healthcare providers across America to make decisions based on evidence, reason, and conscience."

He continued, "This decision restores not just common sense but also constitutional limits on federal overreach, and I am proud of the team of excellent attorneys who fought this through to the finish.”

The thing that has always baffled me about this is how you can force a doctor to perform an elective procedure. If you want to go after a doctor for refusing to give life-saving care in an emergency, by all means, have at it. But there are plenty of other doctors willing to allow the mutilation of these children, so why not use them instead of forcing a doctor to perform a surgery they believe is morally wrong?