ACA Transgender Rule Violates Religious Parties’ Rights, Judge Says

Mealey's (January 22, 2021, 2:56 PM EST) -- BISMARCK, N.D. — Religious plaintiffs claiming injury from having to offer insurance coverage for abortions are “tilting at windmills” but have a stronger case challenging coverage of transgender procedures because the government has less restrictive means of advancing its interests, a federal judge in North Dakota said in partially granting summary judgment Jan. 19 and enjoining enforcement of the rule....