
Texas Children's Hospital halts hormone therapies for transgender children in response to governor and AG's recent actions
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TCH said in a statement "this step was taken to safeguard our healthcare professionals and impacted families from potential criminal legal ramifications."
The move comes in response to the recent actions of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to TCH public relations manager Natasha Barrett.
In a legal opinion released publicly in February, Paxton said gender-affirming treatments and surgical procedures for transgender children can constitute a form of child abuse. The opinion prompted Abbott to instruct Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Commissioner Jaime Masters "to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of any reported instances of these abusive procedures in the State of Texas."

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