exactly two years ago judge o connor halted those protection saying forcing doctors to perform transgender surgery could violate religious freedom. and appeals court stated the judge s ruling but it will come up again february 4th and that is not judge o connor s only controversial obamacare ruling. in august 2016 the judge appointed by george w. bush blocking obama administration order allowing transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice. judge o connor s ruling is getting hammered by obamacare supporters and opponents alike. university of michigan law professor nicholas bagley who supports the affordable care act calls judge o connor s decision quoting the judge s opinion is about as negative piece of judicial activism as i have ever seen. i don t even think it s close.