In ACA Section 1557 Litigation, Fifth Circuit Affirms Ruling Barring HHS from Requiring Health Provider to Perform Abortions or Gender-Reassignment Surgeries | Practical Law
In litigation under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Fifth Circuit dismissed as moot a health provider's claim that challenged Section 1557 implementing regulations (from May 2016) under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). However, the Fifth Circuit otherwise affirmed a district court's ruling that granted the provider a permanent injunction under which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) could not require the provider to perform gender-reassignment surgeries or abortions in violation of the provider's religious beliefs.