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(Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a new rule against discrimination on the basis of gender identity in healthcare while he hears a lawsuit ...
After seeking public comment about health care discrimination in 2013 and proposing a rule in 2015, the Obama administration saw its regulations, including LGBTQ+ protections, take effect in July ...
First, it seeks to identify and address gender-based differences and inequalities in all health initiatives; and second, it works to implement initiatives that address women's specific health needs that are a result either of biological differences between women and men (e.g. maternal health) or of gender-based discrimination in society (e.g ...
President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in a 2022 executive order instructed federal agencies like HHS to ensure access to gender-affirming care and prevent discrimination against transgender people.
The 2008-2009 National Transgender Discrimination Survey, published by National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality in partnership with the National Black Justice Coalition, [113] shed light on the discrimination transgender and gender non-conforming people face in many aspects of daily life, including in ...
Traditional gender norms. Traditional gender norms are another barrier female physicians face in the medical field. According to research, having children is a career stopper for female physicians. [20] It is reported that approximately 30% of female physicians have faced discrimination for either being pregnant or needing to breastfeed/pump. [34]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Gay and transgender people will be protected against sex discrimination in healthcare, the U.S. health secretary said on Monday, as President Joe Biden's administration ...
The United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has an LGBTQ+ Program through the Office of Patient Care Services. [1] The “+” sign captures identities beyond LGBTQ, including but not limited to questioning, pansexual, asexual, agender, gender diverse, nonbinary, gender-neutral, and other identities.