{"id":1771658,"date":"2022-12-11T15:19:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T20:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771658"},"modified":"2022-12-11T15:19:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T20:19:21","slug":"religious-hospitals-relieved-from-performing-transgender-surgeries-u-s-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/religious-hospitals-relieved-from-performing-transgender-surgeries-u-s-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Hospitals Relieved From Performing Transgender Surgeries: U.S. Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freligious-hospitals-relieved-from-performing-transgender-surgeries-u-s-court%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771658&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal court blocked a Biden administration mandate Friday that would violate several Catholic organizations\u2019 religious rights and moral convictions to perform or pay for transgender surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed a North Dakota lower court grant of permanent injunctive relief to block the mandate because \u201cintrusion upon the Catholic Plaintiffs\u2019 exercise of religion is sufficient to show irreparable harm,\u201d the filing <a href=\"https:\/\/becketnewsite.s3.amazonaws.com\/20221209161106\/Sisters-of-Mercy-Opinion.pdf\">reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The decision reflects a previous case in Texas last August, where the Fifth Circuit court permanently blocked the Biden administration\u2019s mandate that would force thousands of doctors affiliated with Christian medical associations to provide so-called gender-confirming care to transgender people, National Review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/federal-court-blocks-biden-mandate-forcing-religious-hospitals-to-facilitate-gender-transitions\/\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Luke Goodrich with the Becket Fund \u2014 which represented a group of Catholic nuns, medical clinics, and a university \u2014 told reporters that the non-profit legal group now has two different federal courts of appeals permanently blocking the Biden administration from \u201cforcing religious doctors and hospitals to perform gender transitions in violation of their conscience,\u201d per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/federal-court-blocks-biden-mandate-forcing-religious-hospitals-to-facilitate-gender-transitions\/\">National Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Goodrich told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/litigation\/catholic-healthcare-providers-cant-be-forced-do-gender-surgeries-us-court-2022-12-09\/\">Reuters<\/a> that the ruling protects patients and allows doctors to follow their oath to \u201cdo no harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe federal government has no business forcing doctors to violate their consciences or perform controversial procedures that could permanently harm their patients,\u201d Goodrich said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The court\u2019s decision stems from an Obama-era Health and Human Services Department and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission\u2019s interpretation of the Affordable Care Act\u2019s Section 1557 and Title VII, and how applying it conflicts with the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Obama administration official\u2019s interpretation, doctors nationwide would be forced to medically provide transgender surgeries despite their medical opinion or conscience objections.<\/p>\n<p>A provider specializing in gynecological services that previously declined to provide a medically necessary hysterectomy for a transgender man would have to revise its policy to provide the procedure for transgender individuals in the same manner it provides the procedure for other individuals.\u201d the rule <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2016\/05\/18\/2016-11458\/nondiscrimination-in-health-programs-and-activities?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=federalregister.gov\">reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration attempted to repeal the rule in 2020. However, federal courts blocked the attempt, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>At an oral argument reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/litigation\/catholic-clinics-religious-rights-win-on-transgender-care-okd\">Bloomberg Law<\/a>, government officials said religious groups lacked standing to challenge the policy. However, attorneys for the plaintiffs argued violating the Affordable Care Act section would allegedly subject them to credible threats from federal health agencies and commissions.<\/p>\n<p>Eighth Circuit court judges said despite Biden\u2019s team objecting to the plaintiff\u2019s argument that the rule would be enforced against them because they hadn\u2019t had the opportunity to try yet, according to National Review, the explanation amounted to a \u201cconcession that they may do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Goodrich added to the National Review report that despite the Biden administration\u2019s options to either seek another hearing from the Eighth Circuit or submit an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, he doubts they would \u201cpursue either of these avenues,\u201d considering officials decline to attempt either after the unfavorable ruling from the Fifth Circuit.<\/p>\n<p>Although the plaintiffs would still provide medical care for transgender patients, the groups believe gender-transition surgeries would cause harm.<\/p>\n<p>Sister Petra Nielsen of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration and the Franciscan Alliance\u2019s corporate board member <a href=\"https:\/\/catholicreview.org\/5th-circuit-block-on-transgender-mandate-stands-8th-circuit-ruling-pending\/\">said<\/a> that the organization seeks to \u201ccarry on Jesus Christ\u2019s healing ministry by providing the best possible care to every person who comes through our doors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are simply asking the courts to let us keep caring for all our patients with joy and compassion \u2014 as we\u2019ve done for over 145 years,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal court blocked a Biden administration mandate Friday that would violate several Catholic organizations\u2019 religious rights and moral convictions to perform or pay for transgender surgeries. 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