Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he's suing a second North Texas doctor for illegally providing 'gender transition' drugs to more than a dozen minors.
'These medical professionals cannot willfully ignore the law and endanger the health of young people.' Attorney General Ken Paxton saysTexas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton says he's suing another North Texas doctor for illegally providing 'gender transition' drugs to more than a dozen minors.
In a statement Friday, the AG's office said Senate Bill 14 is a Texas law that took effect in September 2023 and prohibits doctors from illegally prescribing 'gender transition' drugs to children.Paxton said he recently sued a Dallas-area doctor and another doctor in El Paso who provided prohibited medical interventions such as surgeries, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones to children as young as 12.Sign up for NBC DFW's News Headlines newsletter.
"Texas has prohibited doctors from prescribing these damaging and unfounded 'gender transition' drugs to children," Attorney General Paxton said."These medical professionals cannot willfully ignore the law and endanger the health of young people." Developing scientific evidence strongly suggests that these types of interventions prescribed or performed on minors have damaging and long-term consequences. Additionally, these interventions are experimental, and no proof shows their alleged benefits.
Medical providers who violate Senate Bill 14 are liable for penalties, including having their medical license or authorization to practice medicine revoked by the Texas Medical Board.It was reported that in this case, the doctor proceeded to knowingly provide the prohibited interventions to minors up until approximately Sep. 25.
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