The Alliance Defending Freedom, which represented the Christian Employers Alliance, argued that not only did the mandates require employers and doctors to cover and perform sex-change procedures, but it also demanded that they speak positively of them even if they objected, according to the press release.

The court, however, prohibited the EEOC from interpreting Title VII, which relates to discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin, to withhold funding because of an employer’s or doctors’ religious objections to sex-change medical procedures.

“By misinterpreting and improperly enforcing federal law, President [Joe] Biden has far overreached his constitutional authority, to the detriment of people of faith across the country,” Matt Bowman, senior counsel for ADF, said in the press release. “The government cannot force Christian employers to pay for, or physically perform, harmful medical procedures that contradict their religious beliefs. The Constitution protects religious healthcare providers and employers and allows them to go about their work in a manner compatible with their deeply held convictions and faith.”