'We're going to miss Texas': Trans patients are considering their options after a shake-up at Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin.
, which would outlaw certain kinds of care, such as puberty blockers and surgery. The bill passed the Legislature on Wednesday and is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. The ACLU of Texas vowed to sue the state over the measure.
“To say the least, I’m shell-shocked,” Chantel said. “I don’t really know what to do. I’m scrambling.”KUT spoke to eight patients and parents of patients who received some kind of hormone-related care at Dell Children’s adolescent medicine clinic. Like Chantel, most requested anonymity or for only their first names to be used due to safety and privacy concerns.
“We’ve had two suicide attempts because of hormonal imbalances,” Elizabeth said. “It’s like, I’m just trying to keep my kid alive, you know?” This statement, the mother said, was at odds with her experience. She said she had dealt exclusively with “trans-accepting” staff at Dell Children’s and that the treatment her daughter received appeared to be typical for the clinic.
“We’re all trying to go to the Kind Clinic or trying to find these specific [doctors],” he said. “If we're all flooding in and it's already three months to six months, where are we going to get our care?”
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