Court rejects Texas lawsuit trying to end anti-discrimination protections for transgender patients

A federal appeals court ruled that a Biden Administration rule banning healthcare discrimination against transgender people can stay in place over the objection of two Texas doctors, Reuters reports. New Orleans' 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday rejected the idea that the doctors had legal standing to bring the case, pointing out that they had neither violated the White House policy nor enforcement threats, according to Reuters. The unanimous opinion by the three-judge panel overturns a 2022 decision in favor of the doctors by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Amarillo.