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International Business Times
International Business Times
Kiran Tom Sajan

Judge Temporarily Blocks Parts Of Biden's Rule For Transgender Health Care

Fifteen states opposed the rule, arguing that it would obligate their Medicaid programs to cover treatments such as hormone therapy (Credit: ipopba / iStock)

A federal district court judge on Wednesday issued a temporary injunction against key provisions of a nondiscrimination rule designed to ensure that insurers and medical professionals cannot deny hormone therapy, gender transition surgeries, and related medical care for transgender individuals.

U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. granted the injunction in favor of 15 states that contested the rule, Associated Press reported.

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