Biden Administration Rule Barring Doctors From Discriminating on Basis of Gender Identity Illegal: Judge

Health Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks at the HHS headquarters in Washington on June 28, 2022. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

A federal judge has ruled that an attempt by President Joe Biden administration’s to force health care providers to not discriminate on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation is illegal.

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination “on the basis of sex.”