{"id":7614,"date":"2017-10-06T20:25:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T03:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7614"},"modified":"2018-03-03T21:00:32","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T05:00:32","slug":"washington-state-mother-sues-employer-for-denying-insurance-coverage-to-transgender-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7614","title":{"rendered":"Washington State mother sues employer for denying insurance coverage to transgender son"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Lawsuit claims Catholic health care organization is breaking law by denying coverage for all transgender services<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Metro Weekly<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">John Riley<\/p>\n<p>The ACLU of Washington has filed a civil rights lawsuit against a Catholic health care organization for refusing to cover the medically necessary surgery required by a transgender son of one of their employees.<\/p>\n<p>The ACLU is suing on behalf of Cheryl Enstad, a medical social worker at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Wash. Enstad decided to file a lawsuit after PeaceHealth refused to cover the medical expenses of her transgender son, Pax, even though the treatments that were denied were recommended to treat his gender dysphoria.<\/p>\n<p>Because PeaceHealth is a Catholic health care organization, it tries to abide by the teachings of the Catholic Church when it comes to issues surrounding sexual orientation or gender identity. It used that as justification for refusing to provide coverage for a recommended chest reconstruction surgery and other treatments for gender dysphoria under its medical benefits plan. . . 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