Medical care for transgender youth. Graphic: Adolfo Pesquera UPHELD: Texas Law Banning Gender Medical Care for Trans Children
"We have never questioned the Legislature's constitutional authority to regulate medical treatments," Justice Rebeca Huddle wrote for the majority in upholding the law banning gender dysphoria medical care for minors.
June 28, 2024 at 03:41 PM
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What You Need to Know
- A lower court injunction blocking a state laws ban on gender-affirming medical treatment for trans-children was lifted by the Texas Supreme Court.
- The majority held that the law is constitutional and trumps parents rights to follow medical advice in caring for their children.
- Justice Debra Lehrmann dissented, calling the law unconstitutional and cruel.
The Texas Supreme Court lifted a lower court injunction blocking enforcement of a state law restricting gender-affirming medical treatment for transgender minors.
The majority opinion, delivered by Justice Rebeca Huddle, overcomes a challenge brought by five Texas families with transgender youth, three medical providers and two national organizations.
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