GOP Senators Demand Repeal of HHS Gender Guidance, Claim It Compels Speech and Endangers Women

Oct 18, 2024, 07:59 PM

Republican lawmakers are raising concerns over new guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding gender identity. They allege that the guidance denies scientific principles and compels federal employees to use specific pronouns, which they argue infringes on personal beliefs and endangers women. Senators James Lankford, Mike Lee, Marco Rubio, Steve Daines, Ted Cruz, and Mike Risch have collectively called for the repeal of the guidance, claiming it prioritizes pronouns over personnel and threatens the First Amendment rights of federal employees. The lawmakers are demanding answers from HHS regarding the implications of this policy.