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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jeff Amy

Court rules Georgia county didn't discriminate by denying coverage of gender-affirming surgery

Transgender Health Care Georgia - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A federal appeals court has reversed previous court rulings that found a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff’s deputy by failing to pay for her gender-affirming surgery.

In its ruling Tuesday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found in an 8-5 decision that Houston County's policy of denying coverage did not violate the civil rights of sheriff's Sgt. Anna Lange.

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