Gender-affirming medical care would be considered child abuse under Texas Senate bill
Megan Munce, The Texas Tribune
April 28, 2021
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The Texas Senate tentatively approved a bill Monday in an 18-13 vote
that would classify providing gender affirming health care to transgender minors as child abuse just one of the Legislature’s many attempts to prevent transgender children from transitioning before their 18th birthday.
Senate Bill 1646 is among several other bills that advocacy groups say erode the rights of transgender Texans. Authored by Lubbock Republican Sen. Charles Perry, it amends the definition of abuse under Texas Family Code to include administering or consenting to a child’s use of puberty suppression treatment, hormones or surgery for the purpose of gender transitioning.
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Gender-affirming medical treatment for transgender kids would be considered child abuse under Texas Senate bill
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