Feds coy on whether they’ll punish nuns for not providing ‘gender transition procedures’

(JUST THE NEWS) – The Biden administration says it's agnostic on whether Obamacare requires Catholic healthcare providers and insurers to provide and cover so-called "gender transition" procedures, so they can't sue to block enforcement.

The providers and insurers don't buy it – and fear ruinous federal penalties if they refuse treatment such as breast removal and testosterone supplements for minor girls who identify as boys.

Those were the arguments heard Wednesday by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as it reviews a trial court ruling that invoked the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to protect religious entities from having to provide transition procedures.

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