“Any parent or guardian who loves and supports their child and is taking them to a licensed healthcare provider is not engaging in child abuse,” said an ACLU of Texas staff attorney.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is ordering state agencies to investigate reports of transgender children receiving gender-affirming treatment as child abuse.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) this week escalated his anti-trans rights crusade in the state by directing a state agency that oversees child abuse cases, among other things, to conduct "
Texas is among several states that have attempted to restrict the treatments for transgender youths, along with limits to bathroom access and participation in sports.
The governor ordered all licensed professionals, including teachers and nurses, to report any suspected gender transitioning in children to authorities.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has released a formal opinion concluding that performing certain gender reassignment procedures on children constitutes child abuse under state law.
Abbott's letter also states that Texas law imposes reporting requirements on licensed professionals with direct contact with children, including doctors, nurses, and teachers, and criminal penalties for failing to report abuse.
By Amir Vera and Ashley Killough, CNN In a stunning legal opinion released publicly this week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared gender-affirming surgical procedures in children and prescribing drugs that affect puberty to be considered “child abuse,” a claim seen by many as an attack on tr…
Abbott's letter also states that Texas law imposes reporting requirements on licensed professionals with direct contact with children, including doctors, nurses, and teachers, and criminal penalties for failing to report abuse.
The Biden Administration denounced an opinion by Texas’ attorney general claiming gender-affirming medical treatment is child abuse on Wednesday, deeming it “dangerous.”
District attorneys representing five major Texas counties released a unified statement Thursday condemning Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) letter directing state agencies to investigate whether gender-affirming treatment in trans kids is considered child abuse.
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse, a directive that opponents say is a first by any governor over GOP efforts to restrict transgender rights.
