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Trump Admin Unlawfully Killed Health Websites Related to Gender, Court Rules
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) did not comply with all necessary laws when it ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to rapidly remove health-related websites related to gender identity.
The decision comes after Doctors for America (DFA), a nonprofit organization, filed a lawsuit arguing that the government agencies within HHS failed to follow proper procedure in deleting hundreds or thousands of healthcare websites. The court has ordered these websites to be restored if they have been taken down or significantly modified.
According to court documents, the Trump administration removed health resources, including information on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), contraception, and opioid abuse, under the guise of upholding President Trump’s executive order on “gender ideology.” This removal had severe consequences for healthcare professionals, who were unable to access essential data and reference materials necessary in their daily work.
One doctor testified that she was no longer able to use Centers for Disease Control (CDC) resources to manage a chlamydia outbreak at her school. Other medical professionals reported that the removal of these resources hindered their ability to provide appropriate care to patients with complex medical histories.
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates ruled that healthcare websites removed from HHS, which were deemed to contain information related to “gender ideology,” must be restored if they have been taken down or substantially modified.
Source: techcrunch.com
