A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore webpages that had been removed following President Donald Trump’s executive order on gender ideology.
The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration must restore the pages pertaining to medical information and data surrounding gender.
U.S. District Judge John Bates granted a temporary restraining order on Trump’s executive order, agreeing with the group Doctors for America. The group argued that removing the pages violated federal law by inhibiting them from treating patients.
“It bears emphasizing who ultimately bears the harm of defendants’ actions: everyday Americans, and most acutely, underprivileged Americans, seeking healthcare,” Bates wrote in the decision. He added that if “doctors cannot provide these individuals the care they need (and deserve) within the scheduled and often limited time frame, there is a chance that some individuals will not receive treatment, including for severe, life-threatening conditions. The public thus has a strong interest in avoiding these serious injuries to the public health.”
According to Bates’ order, the federal agencies are to identify any other resources doctors “rely on to provide medical care and that defendants removed or substantially modified on or after January 29, 2025, without adequate notice or reasoned explanation; and defendants shall, by February 14, 2025, restore those resources to their versions as of January 30, 2025.”
Trump’s January 20 executive order reaffirms the biological distinctions between men and women.
“The erasure of sex in language and policy has a corrosive impact not just on women but on the validity of the entire American system. Basing Federal policy on truth is critical to scientific inquiry, public safety, morale, and trust in government itself,” the order says.
