NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Attorney General's Office celebrated a decision from a Mississippi U.S. District Court about gender-based discrimination in healthcare.

The decision, filed Wednesday, considered a May 2024 rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that redefined Title IX prohibitions on discrimination "on the basis of sex" to include gender identity. The federal court found the HHS exceeded its authority by implementing the regulation.

"When it enacted Title IX, Congress’s concern was prohibiting sex discrimination in education. It was particularly concerned with inequality that female students experienced," the decision reads, in part. "It did not at that time contemplate gender identity, transgender status, or 'gender-affirming care.'"

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