{"id":2292180,"date":"2024-07-10T18:07:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T22:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-ag-files-suit-against-biden-administration-exceeding-his-legal-authority\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T18:11:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T22:11:57","slug":"missouri-ag-files-suit-against-biden-administration-exceeding-his-legal-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-ag-files-suit-against-biden-administration-exceeding-his-legal-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri AG Files Suit Against Biden Administration: &#8216;Exceeding His Legal Authority&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fmissouri-ag-files-suit-against-biden-administration-exceeding-his-legal-authority%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=2292180&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>The Missouri Attorney \u2062General Andrew Bailey has filed\u200d a lawsuit against the\u2063 Biden administration&#8217;s Department of Health and Human Services over a rule that allegedly forces health care\u200c professionals \u2062to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-wanna-castrate-these-young-boys-desantis-says-doctors-should-be-sued-for-sex-change-surgeries\/\" title=\"\u2018They Wanna Castrate These Young Boys\u2019: DeSantis Says Doctors Should Be Sued For Sex Change Surgeries\">perform sex change surgeries<\/a>. The\u200b rule, issued on April 26 under the Affordable Care Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-life-attorney-warns-of-californias-abortion-apocalypse-in-wave-of-new-legislation\/\" title=\"Pro-Life Attorney Warns of California\u2019s \u2018Abortion Apocalypse\u2019 in Wave of New Legislation\">prohibits health care<\/a> and insurance providers who receive federal funding from \u2064refusing care \u2062based on a patient&#8217;s gender identity \u2062or sexual orientation. \u2062The plaintiffs, including six additional states and the American College \u200bof Pediatricians, are asking the \u2062court to declare the rule unlawful. The\u2064 lawsuit\u2063 states that doctors \u200bshould not be compelled to harm\u2063 children by being forced to perform, refer for, or affirm harmful gender-transition procedures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/dcnf\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/dcnf\/%20\"><span>Jennifer Nuelle<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 10, 2024 at 12:05pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the Biden administration\u2019s Department of Health and Human Services over its rule that allegedly forces health care professionals to perform sex change surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>The rule bars health care and insurance providers who receive federal funding from refusing care based on a patient\u2019s gender identity or sexual orientation, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnny-depp-to-be-called-back-to-stand-today-as-explosive-trial-winds-down-report\/\" title=\"Johnny Depp To Be Called Back To Stand Today As Explosive Trial Winds Down: Report\">legal experts previously told<\/a> the Daily Caller News Foundation could force religious hospitals and doctors to perform sex change surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>HHS issued the rule on April 26 under the Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs, which include six additional states and the American College of Pediatricians, are <a href=\"https:\/\/ago.mo.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-07-10-Complaint-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asking<\/a> the court to \u201cdeclare\u201d the rule \u201cunlawful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoctors should not be compelled to harm children. But a new final rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act forces doctors to perform, refer for, or affirm harmful gender-transition procedures and forces States to pay for these dangerous procedures in state health plans,\u201d the\u00a0lawsuit\u00a0reads.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">NEW:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6VUqocKSLL\">https:\/\/t.co\/6VUqocKSLL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YtOZU8ntDg\">pic.twitter.com\/YtOZU8ntDg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGAndrewBailey\/status\/1811062060383453380?\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The plaintiffs allege the rule violates health care providers\u2019 First and Fifth Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p>They also say it was unconstitutionally created and \u201cexceeds Congress\u2019s Article I enumerated powers and transgresses on the reserved powers of the States,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/ago.mo.gov\/attorney-general-bailey-files-suit-against-biden-administration-for-forcing-healthcare-providers-to-perform-gender-transitions-on-taxpayer-dime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> from Bailey\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Biden is once again exceeding his legal authority in order to force his radical transgender ideology onto the American people,\u201d the attorney general said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis administration is threatening to hold federal funding hostage from any healthcare provider that refuses to perform or affirm harmful and irreversible transgender procedures,\u201d Bailey said.<\/p>\n<p>The Missouri Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act, which went into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.mo.gov\/23info\/BTS_Web\/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&#038;BillID=44407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">effect<\/a> in August 2023, bars health care providers from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yes-doctors-are-performing-sex-change-surgeries-on-kids\/\" title=\"Yes, Doctors Are Performing Sex Change Surgeries On Kids\">performing sex change surgeries<\/a> on minors through August 28, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The states that joined Missouri in the lawsuit are Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration&#8217;s Department of Health and Human Services for a rule that allegedly requires health care professionals to perform sex change surgeries. The rule prohibits health care providers who receive federal funding from denying care based on a patient&#8217;s gender identity or sexual orientation. The plaintiffs, including six states and the American College of Pediatricians, are seeking to have the rule declared unlawful. They argue that the rule violates health care providers&#8217; First and Fifth Amendment rights and was unconstitutionally created. Bailey criticized the Biden administration for imposing its transgender ideology on the American people. The lawsuit also mentions the Missouri Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act, which prohibits health care providers from performing sex change surgeries on minors. Other states joining Missouri in the lawsuit include Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Utah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3272,"featured_media":2292181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-6.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32502,4585,34581,33789],"class_list":["post-2292180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-administration","tag-lawsuit","tag-legal-authority","tag-missouri-ag"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-6.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3272"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}