Paxton and supporters of restrictions argue that gender-affirming care is “experimental,” and that minors are too young to consent to such care.
over allegations of bribery and abuse of office. Paxton’s office has not returned a request for comment.“Ken Paxton’s thoughts on this, no matter what they are, do not affect how a court would or should analyze these issues,” they said. “And as of today, there’s no court in Texas or the entire country that has ever found that gender-affirming care can constitute child abuse.
Annaliese Cothron, whose 9-year-old child is trans, said that she’s created a supportive environment for her child, but that she still lives “in a lot of fear.” “It’s really unfortunate that we kind of had to put them into a different setting away from sports and things like that, because who wants to tell their kid you’re not going to be allowed to do something so basic as playing a school sport?” she said, adding that their new school is an hour away from their home in San Antonio. “But that’s the choice we’ve had to make now to keep our children safe.”
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