Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Feb. 22 ordered a probe of medical procedures for transgender children. In a letter to the state’s youth protection agency, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Abbott said that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had determined that a number of gender reassignment procedures amount to “child abuse” under Texas law. Gender reassignment surgeries can include orchiectomies, hysterectomies, vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, and mastectomies. “Because the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for protecting children from abuse, I hereby direct your agency to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of any reported instances of these abusive procedures in the State of Texas,” the Republican governor wrote in his letter to Commissioner Jaime Masters (pdf). Abbott noted that it is already against state law to subject Texas children to a wide variety of elective procedures for gender transitioning, including reassignment surgeries that can …
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