Georgia taxpayers will now be forced to pay the costs for state employees and teachers to obtain sex changes.
This from survivethenews.com.
The changes may also allow minors obtaining treatment in other states to be covered, even though hormones and sex change operations are banned in Georgia for those under 18.
The State Health Benefit Plan was sued by several state employees who alleged that they were victims of illegal discrimination because their coverage did not include “gender-affirming care.”
On Thursday, the plaintiffs asked the Atlanta federal court to dismiss the case, as they had settled with the state Department of Community Health, which oversees the plans.
David Brown, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, told Scripps News:
There’s no justification, morally, medically, legally or in any other way for treating transgender health care as different and denying people access to it.
The lawsuit cited the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and argued that the state’s insurance cannot discriminate on the basis of sex.
According to the report:
The state will also pay a total of $365,000 to the plaintiffs and their lawyers as part of the settlement. Micha Rich, Benjamin Johnson and an anonymous state employee suing on behalf of her adult child all said they spent money out of their own pockets that should have been covered by insurance.
In July, Georgia banned hormone therapy and sex change surgery procedures for minors. They can still get puberty blockers and minors who had began hormone therapy before the prohibition can continue to be prescribed them.
Scripps reported:
Brown said Thursday’s settlement requires the health plan to pay for care deemed medically necessary for spouses and dependents as well as employees.
That means the health plan could be required to pay for care for minors outside the state even though it’s prohibited in Georgia.
Brown said:
The plan can’t treat the care any differently from other care that’s not available in the state.
Final thoughts: I believe insurance policies differentiate between elective and nonelective (necessary) surgery. Treating mental illness with genital mutilation should not be considered necessary surgery. And the same should apply to taxpayers being required to cover such costs—not necessary.
Interpretation of the Constitution is ofttimes a crap shoot, particularly by liberal activist judges. Sometimes We the People seem to be taking one step forward and two steps backward. The people of RINO Georgia I presume are planning to primary many of these clowns who should be addressing these loopholes with legislation.
The governor won’t be seeking re-election but the SoS will likely be seeking the RINO nomination for governor. Please, primary him, Georgia.
God speed to Georgia Conservatives.
