The Texas appeals court laws against inquiries into parents who have children who are in gender-affirming maintenance | The Hill
A rider passes a signal encouraging the safety of transgender kids at Central Presbyterian Church near the Texas Capitol, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in Austin, Texas. As restrictions for such treatment for adolescents come into effect across the country, waiting listings for gender-affirming health care are expanding in states that declared themselves refuges for transgender people. Texas, one of the largest state, has a moratorium that’s set to take effect Sept. 1. ( AP Photo/Eric Gay )
A lower judge’s order, which prohibits the condition from prosecuting parents who permit their children to get gender-affirming care, was upheld by an appeals court in Texas.
Texas Gov. After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ( R ) issued an opinion claiming some types of gender-affirming medical care, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy, were deemed to be child abuse, Greg Abbott ( R ) ordered state agencies to launch investigations into the parents of transgender minors in 2022.
After Abbott’s attempt, a district judge determine imposed a nationwide temporary injunction on the investigations, saying they endangered the children and their families.
An appeals judge in Austin, Texas, upheld the order, delivering successes to LGTBQ organizations and health practitioners who pushed up on the purchase. Reuters initially reported on Friday the choice.
In a publish on X, previously known as Twitter, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) celebrated the choice, calling it “great information for transgender children and their communities in Texas”.
On behalf of a 16-year-old Texas who had been receiving hormone therapy and puberty-delaying medications, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against Abbott’s ruling. Her mother worked for the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services, and she was given a leave of absence after being questioned about what Abbott’s decision would mean for her family, according to Reuters.
According to Paul D. Castillo, senior counsel at Lambda Legal, the organization working with the ACLU on the case,” we are pleased that the district court upheld the district court’s injunctions protecting families of transgender young people across the state from unlawful investigations under the DFPS rule.”
Numerous other states are currently enacting laws that prohibit transgender youth from receiving particular gender-affirming care, and they are facing ongoing court challenges to the laws.
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