Government Faces Lawsuit Over Removal of LGBTQ+ Research from Federal Website
Government Faces Legal Action
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Two Harvard medical school professors are suing the Trump administration, alleging that their research was unfairly removed from a government-run website. Their studies, focused on improving patient safety and reducing medical errors, were suddenly taken down for including terms like “LGBTQ” and “transgender.” The doctors argue that this move not only violates their First Amendment rights but also jeopardizes patient safety, as reported by NBC News.
Concerns Over Patient Safety
Harvard faculty members Dr. Gordon Schiff and Dr. Celeste Royce said their peer-reviewed studies were removed from the Patient Safety Network website, operated by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Their lawsuit, supported by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, maintains that the removal is both unlawful and dangerous.
- The lawsuit notes that misdiagnoses lead to death or permanent disability for approximately 795,000 Americans yearly.
- The professors assert their research centers on enhancing medical diagnoses and patient safety.
“Allowing the government to censor research regarding patient safety for political reasons will almost assuredly increase that number,” the lawsuit states. One of the studies discusses suicide risks among LGBTQ patients, while another includes significant findings on medical errors.
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