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The Trump administration appears poised to roll back ObamaCare's anti-discrimination protections for transgender patients, a move that has activist groups girding for a fight.
A proposed rule from the Department of Health and Human Services is expected to be released in the coming weeks or months that opponents say would make it easier for doctors and hospitals to deny treatment to transgender patients and women who have had abortions.
President Trump repeatedly pledged support for the LGBT community when he ran for office, including during his speech at the Republican convention.
But LGBT advocates say the president's words increasingly ring hollow after his actions to revoke civil rights protections for gay and lesbian troops and ban transgender people from the military. Many Americans are learning that Trump does not keep his word.
A sweeping 2016 final rule from the Obama administration prohibited healthcare providers and insurers who receive federal money from denying treatment or coverage to anyone based on sex, gender identity, or termination of pregnancy, among other conditions. Trump is trying to find a way around the rule.
The expected proposed rule would be the latest example of the Trump administration using regulations rather than legislation to change ObamaCare.