The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Natalie Thompson regarding the voluntary dismissal two city governments and a medical advocacy group filed Thursday in Purl v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, freeing doctors around the country to safeguard the health and safety of mothers and children:
“Doctors and states should be able to protect patients from abuse, and we’re pleased to bring this case to a favorable end on behalf of the Texas physician we represent, as well as every other doctor across the country. This unlawful rule change would have weaponized laws about privacy that have nothing to do with abortion or gender identity. The Biden administration attempted to undermine state laws that protect mothers and unborn children from the harms of abortion, and vulnerable children from dangerous and sterilizing procedures like puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and life-altering surgeries.”
In June, a federal district court issued a permanent ruling eliminating the Biden-era regulations that illegally restricted how doctors can protect patients from the harms of abortion and “gender transition.” ADF attorneys filed the lawsuit in 2024 on behalf of a Texas physician. The Trump administration declined to appeal the court’s decision that the regulations are illegal. The city governments and advocacy group filed an appeal to try to reinstate the rule; their dismissal Thursday brings the case to an end.
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