Federal judge demands Trump admin ‘restore’ webpages on gender ideology at HHS, CDC, FDA

A federal judge has ordered that the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention restore webpages and data that had been deleted in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order related to gender ideology as litigation moves forward in court.

US District Judge John Bates agreed to a request from Doctors for America, which sought a temporary restraining order. The group filed its suit against the Office of Personnel Management as well as the CDC, FDA, AND HHS on February 4, stating, "The removal of the webpages and datasets creates a dangerous gap in the scientific data available to monitor and respond to disease outbreaks, deprives physicians of resources that guide clinical practice, and takes away key resources for communicating and engaging with patients."

The complaint added, "The removal of this information deprives researchers of access to information that is necessary for treating patients, for developing clinical studies that produce results that accurately reflect the effects treatments will have in clinical practice, and for developing practices and policies that protect the health of vulnerable populations and the country as a whole."