On Friday, President Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services released a new rule interpreting the prohibition on sex discrimination under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act to include “gender identity.” In response, Terry Schilling, president of American Principles Project (APP), released the following statement slamming the move: “Just days after the Biden administration … Read more
Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a new rule mandating that foster care agencies place children who identify as transgender with parents who will “support” that identity. It also calls on agencies to investigate and even possibly remove foster children from parents who do not use their preferred pronouns, provide them with … Read more
Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed a new rule that would redefine discrimination based on “sex” under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” In practice, this will mandate healthcare providers to follow transgender ideology when treating patients. For example, doctors will likely be forced … Read more
Today, the Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services announced it would be reinterpreting “sex” in healthcare anti-discrimination law to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity,” reversing a decision made under President Trump. In response, Terry Schilling, president of American Principles Project, released the following statement: “Last fall, American Principles Project PAC produced an … Read more
Today, the Senate HELP Committee voted to advance President Biden’s nominee for Assistant Secretary of Health, Dr. Rachel Levine, by a vote of 13-9. American Principles Project (APP) has announced that it opposes the nomination, and it is urging senators to vote against Levine’s confirmation. In response to the committee vote, APP’s president Terry Schilling … Read more
On Friday, Joe Biden formally nominated Dr. Rachel Levine to serve as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services. Levine was previously the Secretary of Health in Pennsylvania, a tenure marked by controversy over Levine’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, Terry Schilling, executive director of American Principles Project (APP), released the following statement: … Read more
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a new rule that recognizes the prohibition of sex discrimination under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act to mean discrimination based on biological sex. The rule overturns a previous Obama-era rule which had interpreted sex to include subjective “gender identity.” In response, Terry Schilling, executive … Read more
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the proposal of a new rule revising the agency’s grantmaking regulations. The changes are aimed at recognizing and protecting the religious liberty of faith-based groups that receive federal funding, particularly religious adoption and foster care agencies which had been faced with a loss of funding under … Read more
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a new policy withdrawing agency support from certain research involving the use of fetal tissue obtained from abortions. In a statement, HHS cited the Trump administration’s commitment to “promoting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death” as a major reason for the change. In response, Terry … Read more
WASHINGTON – Today, President Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new proposed rule revising a previous Obama-era rule which had unreasonably broadened the definition of “sex” in Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act to include “termination of pregnancy” and subjective “gender identity.” The Obama-era rule — which had been blocked … Read more