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US health agency reverses Obamacare transgender protections

FILE PHOTO - A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro, San Diego, California, US, October 26, 2017. [Reuters]

The US Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule on Friday that would lift anti-discrimination protections under Obamacare for transgender people and women seeking abortions, drawing condemnation from Democratic lawmakers.

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