In 2017, the ACLU-WA filed a lawsuit, Robbins v. Swedish Health Services, on behalf of Ari Robbins, a Seattle man who was wrongfully turned away from Swedish solely because he is transgender.
Show this thread
BREAKING: We filed a lawsuit against Swedish Health Services for refusing to meet the terms of a settlement agreement designed to end the hospital system’s discriminatory practices and improve health care access for transgender patients.
-
-
-
As part of a settlement the parties agreed to in July 2019, Swedish had six months to implement specific changes to its website to assist transgender patients in accessing healthcare at Swedish.Show this thread -
Now, almost a year after the implementation deadline, with the COVID-19 pandemic deepening health care disparities for transgender people, Swedish continues to ignore its promises.
Show this thread -
Swedish is openly disregarding the health and safety of transgender patients, and clearly has no plan to end it's own discriminatory practices. They must be held accountable.https://www.aclu-wa.org/news/aclu-washington-sues-swedish-health-breach-settlement-failing-improve-transgender-health …
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.