EPPC Scholars Oppose HHS’s Proposed Insurance Mandate for Transgender Puberty-Blocking Drugs, Cross-Sex Hormones, and Surgeries
EPPC scholars Ryan T. Anderson, Roger Severino, Rachel N. Morrison, and Mary Rice Hasson last week submitted a public comment opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that would mandate health insurers cover a wide array of dangerous and irreversible medical and surgical transgender procedures, including for children.
“The rule as proposed is arbitrary and capricious, is without legal support, contradicts longstanding scientific understandings of the human person, attempts to evade court injunctions, promotes harm to patients (especially minors), tramples religious freedom, and places ideology ahead of sound medicine,” the EPPC scholars wrote.
Click here to read our news release about this issue, and click here to read an article by The Federalist featuring comments from EPPC Senior Fellow Roger Severino.
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