Compliance News Week Ending June 20, 2025

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Federal Court Cancels 2024 Reproductive Health Privacy Rule

Supreme Court Upholds Transgender Minors' Benefit Banning

Federal Court Cancels 2024 Reproductive Health Privacy Rule

On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, a Federal Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued the Order (Purl, M.D. et al, v. US DHHS) to cancel the 2024 Reproductive Health Privacy Rule.

The order challenges the Rule stating the Rule unlawfully limited mandatory child abuse reporting and exceeded the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) statutory authority by using HIPAA to impose special rules for reproductive health care information.

The order stating the HHS errors are found on page 2 of the order.

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Supreme Court Upholds Transgender Minors Benefit Banning

In U.S. v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s law banning puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors, ruling that the law does not violate the Equal Protection Clause because the restriction applies regardless of a minor’s sex.

This decision marks a significant departure from the Biden administration’s position supporting the challenge to Tennessee’s law and aligns more closely with the Trump administration’s stance reversing that support earlier this year. This ruling is expected to bolster similar restrictions in other states and signals a narrowing interpretation of equal protection in the context of gender-affirming care.

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