The new anti-trans directive announced this week by Texas governor Greg Abbott requires the state to investigate instances of gender-affirming health care for transgender minors as “child abuse.”
Abbott also threatened any medical professionals who are aware of such procedures but do not report them. “Texas law imposes reporting requirements upon all licensed professionals who have direct contact with children who may be subject to such abuse, including doctors, nurses, and teachers, and provides criminal penalties for failure to report such child abuse,” he wrote in his Tuesday letter. “There are similar reporting requirements and criminal penalties for members of the general public.
Aside from the White House response, Abbott and Paxton’s anti-trans action has also been criticized by Texas Democrats and transgender advocates. Harris County attorney
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