The Biden administration is suing to reinstate an Obama-era mandate that doctors and hospitals provide gender-transition surgeries, regardless of their conscientious beliefs.

The mandate has been subject to injunctions since 2016 and remains ‘in limbo’ until the courts make a definitive ruling.

On Tuesday, the legal group Becket – which represents Catholic doctors and hospitals in their case against the “transgender mandate” – reported that the administration had filed an appeal to keep the mandate in place.

“The Biden Admin says it can punish doctors and hospitals for ‘sex discrimination’ unless they perform controversial gender-transition procedures,” Luke Goodrich tweeted on Tuesday.

“This is bad for patients, doctors, and religious liberty,” he added.

Goodrich said he looks forward to another ruling “that protects patients, aligns with current medical research, and ensures doctors aren’t forced to violate their religious beliefs and professional medical judgment.”