Phoenix, Ariz. – September 9, 2023 – At the Catholic Medical Association's 92nd Annual Educational Conference in Phoenix Arizona, CMA released its anticipated position paper, The Ideology of Gender Harms Children, in the presence of more than 700 attendees.

EPPC scholars Eric Kniffin and Natalie Dodson submitted a public comment opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would rewrite sex discrimination provisions in more than a dozen laws that undergird federal grant programs. HHS proposes applying these provisions as if they also prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.  

The undersigned counsel of record certifies that the following listed persons and entities as described in the fourth sentence of Rule 28.2.1 have an interest in the outcome of this case. These representations are made in order that the judges of this Court may evaluate possible disqualification or recusal.

Plaintiff Dr. Cami Jo Tice-Harouff is a family nurse practitioner who instructs patients in fertility awareness-based methods of family planning. For the past five years, regulations issued by the Health Resources and Services Administration have required insurers to cover the full cost of this instruction.

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