The Texas Supreme Court has given approval for the state’s ban on transgender medical procedures for minors to be enforced. This decision comes after a judge issued an injunction last Friday in response to a lawsuit filed by families of transgender youths and doctors. The ban is scheduled to go into effect on Friday.
In response to the ruling, lawyers representing the families expressed their concerns about the potential harm this decision will cause to transgender youth, their families, and their medical professionals. They called the ruling cruel and dangerous.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton did not release a statement regarding the court’s decision. However, his office had appealed the injunction to the state Supreme Court, which halted the lower court’s injunction and allowed the law to move forward.
The lawsuit filed by Texas families and doctors argues that Senate Bill 14 violates parental rights and discriminates against transgender teenagers. This law, which was signed by Republican Governor Greg Abbott in June, is one of many bans on transgender medical procedures for children implemented by at least 20 states.
Senate Bill 14 prohibits transgender minors from accessing hormone therapies, puberty blockers, and transition surgeries. Transgender children who have already undergone these treatments will have to gradually discontinue them.
The plaintiffs requested that the Supreme Court issue an emergency order blocking the law while their appeal is being heard. However, the court denied this request without providing a reason.
According to the lawsuit, the ban will have detrimental effects on transgender teenagers who are unable to receive the gender transition treatment recommended by their parents and physicians. The parents of a transgender 12-year-old girl, who is at the center of the lawsuit, expressed their concerns about their ability to care for their child in light of the law.
Similar bans on transgender medical procedures for minors in other states have faced legal challenges, and judges have stopped these laws from taking effect.
In a ruling last Friday, District Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel stated that the families were likely to succeed in challenging the ban. She argued that the law contradicts parents’ fundamental right to make decisions about their children’s healthcare. Judge Hexsel, a Democrat who was elected to her position, also argued that the law discriminates against transgender youth and infringes on the doctor-patient relationship and doctors’ rights to practice medicine.
It is important to note that lawsuits challenging similar bans in other states are ongoing, and judges have halted the enforcement of these laws. The fight against these bans continues.
In conclusion, the Texas Supreme Court’s decision to allow the ban on transgender medical procedures for minors demonstrates the ongoing battle over transgender rights in the United States. The lawsuit filed by Texas families and doctors raises important concerns about the violation of parental rights and discrimination against transgender teenagers. As legal challenges to these bans continue, the rights and well-being of transgender youth hang in the balance.
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