Statements from Inslee and Kreidler on Trump administration action to overturn critical health protections for transgender patients

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	Statements from Inslee and Kreidler on Trump administration action to overturn critical health protections for transgender patients

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OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Trump administration proposed rules today rolling back health care protections for transgender patients.

The Obama administration included transgender patient protections as part of a rule enforcing a section of the Affordable Care Act that banned discrimination in health care based on sex.

This is the latest discriminatory action the Trump administration has taken against transgender individuals. He has rolled back provisions related to transgender individuals serving in the military, as well as protections for transgender students.