A U.S. district court has ruled faith-based healthcare providers and employers are exempt from performing and paying for harmful “gender transition” surgeries, procedures, counseling, and treatments.
The North Dakota U.S. District Court has prevented the Biden administration from forcing non-profit and for-profit religious employers and healthcare providers to violate their religious beliefs by providing coverage for transgender procedures.
The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a non-profit legal group, represented the Christian Employers Alliance (CEA) against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Human Services Department.
The CEA says it is “driven by the purpose of courageously defending the freedoms of Christian business owners” and “stands in as the client” for faith-based businesses challenging laws that violate their religious freedoms.
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Judge Daniel M. Traynor granted summary judgment to CEA stating that while Title IX protects against discrimination on the basis of sex, it doesn’t apply to religious institutions if it would require them to go against their religious beliefs.
“We are overjoyed our members will not have to choose between the biblically based employee benefits and quality healthcare they provide, and the threat of federal enforcement and massive
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