WASHINGTON, Feb 26 — “Unethical,” “scary” and “maddening” — human rights groups have reacted with fury to a Texas order that a state agency should investigate cases of transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care as child abuse.
The order — which has been condemned by US President Joe Biden’s Democratic administration — followed a legal opinion issued by the Texas attorney general stating that “a number of so-called ‘sex-change’ procedures for minors already constitute child abuse under existing Texas law.” In a statement, LULAC LGBTQ committee chair Jesse Garcia said the move was “attacking a marginalized population... to score political points” and “fuelling discrimination.”
“There are more than 25 years of published scientific evidence that support current clinical practice guidelines and standards of care,” he said.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)