Wed Mar 9, 2022 – 10:26 pm ESTWed Mar 9, 2022 – 10:26 pm EST
HOUSTON (LifeSiteNews) – The largest pediatric hospital in the U.S. announced that it has stopped providing experimental transgender procedures to children due to actions by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Last month, Abbott ordered all state agencies to treat transgender hormone drugs and “sex change” surgeries for minors as child abuse under state law. The Republican governor’s directive also ordered the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to investigate reports of Texas children undergoing “abusive gender-transitioning procedures.”
Paxton had declared in a legal opinion the day before that transgender procedures violate Texas statutes against child abuse.
In response, the Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital said Friday that it will no longer offer the procedures, citing possible legal repercussions.
“After assessing the Attorney General’s and Governor’s actions, Texas Children’s Hospital paused hormone-related prescription therapies for gender-affirming services,” the hospital said in a statement. “This step was taken to safeguard our healthcare professionals and impacted families from potential criminal legal ramifications.”
“Glad to hear that today Texas Children’s Hospital halted their child-abuse procedures,” Paxton tweeted after the announcement.
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