Paxton legal opinion on transgender youth uses misleading citations, ‘shocking’ parallels

Towleroad March 2, 2022 Leave a Comment

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Fort Worth Star-Telegram

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Texas attorney general’s recent legal opinion that called transgender health care for minors “child abuse” cited sources in a misleading way and drew parallels that researchers say simply do not exist, according to an analysis by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion on Feb. 18, saying that certain types of gender-affirming health care, including puberty blockers and surgery, should be classified as child abuse when used for minors. Several days later, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a letter directing state agencies to investigate tra…

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