On February 19, 2025, HHS issued guidance stating that the U.S. government would recognize only two sexes—male and female—defining sex as a person's 'immutable biological classification' as either male or female.
Sources
- HHS' New Sex-Based Definitions Ignore Science, Experts Say (healthline.com)
- https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2025/02/19/hhs-takes-action-president-trumps-executive-orders-defending-women-children.html (hhs.gov)
- https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/02/19/HHS-Kennedy-biological-truth-sexes/7181740003452/ (upi.com)
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/3324182/hhs-defines-sex-immutable-biological-classification-reversing-biden/ (washingtonexaminer.com)
- https://womenshealth.gov/article/sex-based-definitions (womenshealth.gov)
- https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/kennedy-issues-guidance-recognizing-only-two-sexes-one-first-moves-hhs-secretary (fiercehealthcare.com)
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