By Bay City News
A federal judge ruled in favor of San Francisco and Doctors for America on Thursday in a case to restore access to important public health data on federal websites, the office of City Attorney David Chiu announced.
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The lawsuit comes after the Trump administration tried to remove decades of public health data because of an anti-trans executive order, city prosecutors noted.
According to the press release issued Thursday, the court found the data removal violated federal law and ordered the restoration of webpages that health professionals use to treat patients and respond to public health threats.
The ruling vacates agency policies stemming from a Trump-era executive order targeting information related to LGBTQ+ communities, reproductive care, and infectious disease.
“Blocking access to accurate public health information puts us all in danger,” said San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu. “We are grateful the Court saw through this attempt to block access to crucial public health data.”
The lawsuit was filed by Public Citizen Litigation Group on behalf of San Francisco and Doctors for America.
The judge’s decision reinstates data used by local health departments and physicians to track disease outbreaks and care for vulnerable populations.