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The major Washington-based medical association announced Tuesday that they have reached a settlement Trump administration There is a need to restore dozens of public health web pages and datasets related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and gender identity.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) did not comment on the solution, but told Fox News Digital that it is still “committed to removing its tasks Radical Gender and DEI ideology from federal programs, but comply with applicable laws to ensure that taxpayers’ dollars bring meaningful results to the American people. ”
Washington State Medical Association and U.S. doctors sued HHS and other agencies in May after the Trump administration executed an order in January Delete hundreds of web pages and data sets refer to gender identity or diversity, equity and inclusion, LGBTQ+ health, racism, vaccines, opioid use, and abortion policies in the Biden-e era.
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Medical groups sued the Trump administration in May after Trump removed hundreds of web pages after he executed the order. (Getty Image)
The settlement calls on the Trump administration to restore deleted healthy web pages, although officials have not said when to return online. Once reissued, the guidance will be provided to doctors and patients again as the president continues to end the federal DEI program.
As of Tuesday, Medical Association “The defendants have agreed to restore the wrongly deleted web pages and data to ensure that these critical resources are once again available to physicians, scientists, medical professionals and the U.S. public,” the defendant said.
“I am very proud of the health care community in Washington State and our partners to postpone this shocking example of government overdue,” WSMA President Dr. John Bramhall said in a statement.
In February, U.S. District Judge John Bates, appointed by Bush, issued a temporary restraining order requiring content to be restored while the case is underway. The two sides later agreed to suspend the case while negotiating a resolution in August, resulting in a settlement announced this week.
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Donald Trump, joined by a female athlete, signed the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order in Washington, D.C. on February 5, 2025 in the East Room in the East House. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Court records filed on August 15 both parties told the judge that they had reached a settlement “in principle” and asked for a 45-day pause to finalize the deal. Biden-appointed U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King approved the request and formally put the case on hold when the agreement was implemented.
The defendant comes in litigation Including HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Web pages from the FDA, NIH, HRSA, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) were also deleted, according to the Medical Group’s complaint.
These include the CDC’s page on support for LGBTQ+ youth, and another fact about the suicide of LGBT youth. NIH deleted its website for the Office of Sex and Gender Minority Research, while HHS deleted the entire webpage of abortion-related resources. VA also deleted pages about LGBTQ+ Veterans Health Care Guide.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one of the defendants in a medical web lawsuit against the Trump administration. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The Washington State Medical Association represents more than 13,000 health officials and medical students in all majors Washington State, According to its website.
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In January, the Trump administration began to clear web pages that were inconsistent with the president’s execution of the order, “defending women from gender ideological extremism and restoring biological truths to the federal government” and “end radical and wasteful government-government dei dei plans and preferences.” These orders direct federal agencies to consider gender only for male and female and terminated DEI initiatives.

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