The Texas Supreme Court is allowing the state to resume some abuse investigations into gender-confirming care for transgender youth while also ruling in favor of one family that was among the first contacted by CPS.
— The Texas Supreme Court is allowing the state to resume some abuse investigations into gender-confirming care for transgender youth while also ruling in favor of one family that was among the first contacted by child welfare officials. reported instances of kids undergoing gender-transitioning procedures -- calling it"abuse" and saying that it harms young children.
The mixed ruling by Texas' highest civil court, which is entirely controlled by nine elected Republican justices, comes at a moment when GOP lawmakers across the U.S. are accelerating efforts to impose restrictions on transgender rights. In a hearing in March, a Texas judge put that order on hold after a lawsuit brought on behalf of the the 16-year-old girl whose family said the state was already investigating their family.
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