TX Supreme Court Restarts Attacks On Trans Children

CNN reports:

After a pause on investigations of families seeking gender-affirming care for their transgender children, the Texas Supreme Court said the state’s child protective services investigations can continue while an appeals process plays out on the merits of the case.

The opinion released Friday still restricts the state from investigating the so-called “Doe” family, which brought forward a lawsuit against the state in March after the family was investigated by the Department of Family and Protective Services for seeking care for their trans teen.

A legal battle began when state Attorney General Ken Paxton, in late February, declared gender-affirming surgical procedures for children and prescribing drugs that affect puberty to be considered child abuse.

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Breaking: The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state’s child welfare agency can continue investigating families that provide gender-affirming care to their kids. But it also questioned why the state started the investigations in the first place. https://t.co/N4KygT6XaI

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 13, 2022