Republican lawmakers want a reversal of Obama's policies that ban discrimination against LGBT individuals in the workplace, and they wrote a letter to Trump that pushed for protection of religious liberty. An executive order requiring federal government agencies to protect the right to religious freedom is necessary, and directing agencies to adhere to existing federal laws protecting religious freedom is sound policy ---- Senate Republicans letter A White House official said that Trump is trying to find a middle ground between establishing a policy that protects religious liberty, while also keeping the current LGBT workplace policies intact. The lawmakers also pushed for doctors to refuse to perform abortions based on their religion and for churches to deny issuing health insurance for abortions. The policy is currently under development, and Trump is assessing how to proceed.
