When Governor Doug Burgum signed a bill last year in North Dakota banning most transgender medical procedures for children, adults were still left with the option to receive the treatment. That law has been challenged repeatedly and it’s still bouncing around in the courts. But just because adults are exempted, that doesn’t mean that their employers are required to offer health insurance coverage for such procedures. The idea that such coverage must be offered was challenged in court and on Monday a U.S. District Court judge ruled that Christian employers cannot be forced to do so based on their First Amendment right to religious freedom. You can expect this ruling to be similarly appealed as well. (Washington Examiner)
Christian employers cannot be forced to offer health insurance coverage to employees that covers gender transition treatments, a North Dakota federal judge ruled on…
