Texas AG Ken Paxton announces an investigation into an Austin children's hospital to determine whether it is “unlawfully” providing certain gender-affirming medical care to minors.
issued last week that said the center “takes seriously any allegations about the care provided in our clinics.”
Paxton’s investigation is the latest attempt in a yearslong effort from Republican state officials to restrict transition-related care for minors. that classified gender-affirming care for minors as child abuse and directed the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, which investigates child abuse claims, to “act accordingly.”calling on “licensed professionals” and “members of the general public” to report the parents of transgender minors to state authorities if it appears the minors are receiving gender-affirming medical care.
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