Description: After the Biden administration unlawfully published a rule that changes the federal definition of “sex” to include “gender identity” in health care, the state of Florida, along with the Catholic Medical Association as a co-party, sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for requiring treatment of and payment for dangerous procedures.
ADF, Florida urge 11th Circuit to uphold medical professionals’ freedom to protect children from harmful procedures
Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Bowman, director of regulatory practice, regarding an opening brief ADF attorneys filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in State of Florida v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In the case, doctors are challenging a Biden-era rewrite of federal health care law that forces medical professionals and insurance providers to perform or pay for harmful “gender-transition” procedures or face severe financial consequences:
“Children deserve the best possible care, and health care professionals have a duty to ensure that science and common sense are protected. The previous administration’s attempt to hijack the medical field was unlawful, and the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed the importance of keeping children safe from these dangerous procedures. The HHS rule, as it stands, will harm those suffering from gender dysphoria, especially children, and punish doctors who seek to provide them with the best care. We are urging the court to reverse the lower court’s decision and heed the warnings of health care professionals and individuals who have undergone these dangerous medical experiments.”
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.
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