Christian employers do not have to cover gender transition, judge rules

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

March 5, 2024 10:24 AM EST


March 4 (Reuters) - A Christian business group and its members do not have to offer health insurance coverage to employees for gender transition treatments, a North Dakota federal judge ruled Monday.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor in Bismarck ruled that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cannot make the Christian Employers Alliance (CEA) comply with rules requiring that coverage.

The ruling, which grants summary judgment to the CEA on key issues in the case, comes nearly two years after Traynor temporarily shielded the group against the rules while he heard the case.

"The court was on firm ground to stop the administration from enforcing these unlawful mandates that disrespect people of faith," Matt Bowman of the conservative legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, a lawyer for the CEA, said in a statement. The EEOC and HHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/christian-employers-do-not-have-cover-gender-transition-judge-rules-2024-03-04/

[SarahD]

1. Employer's faith becomes workers' faith.

Just a matter of time until your boss can demand you attend his church.

[jimfields33]

2. I think it's more a financial decision

[Lonestarblue]

3. Some probably already do in rural areas where no one makes a fuss about it because "jobs."

These theocrats have already denied healthcare for women. If they get more power, most medical research will be shut down because much of it relies on stem cells obtained from abortions and excess eggs from IVF treatments. Alabama is showing us the goal.

[FBaggins]

4. Likely to stand for the forseable future

They chose wisely with their presumed judge shopping.

The circuit leans left at the district level (about 2-1), but if you draw a Trump judge at this level (as they did)... the appellate court is 16-1 red.

And little reason to think that SCOTUS will do anything with it.

[moniss]

5. It is long overdue for a company to

say they don't have to cover for anything that happens to anybody while at church, taking part in any religious activities etc. and that includes their kids who get hurt while playing sports etc. for any religious school they attend.

Sauce gander? Sauce goose!!

[twodogsbarking]

6. I see what's happening.