Texas House GOP votes to bar transgender care for minors
Senate Bill 14 would bar children from accessing puberty blockers and other medications, or from getting surgeries. Democrats thwarted two earlier votes.
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Senate Bill 14 would bar children from accessing puberty blockers and other medications, or from getting surgeries. Democrats thwarted two earlier votes.
The citation came during last week's demonstration in Austin over a GOP bill that would bar children from accessing transgender health care.
Senate Bill 14 would prohibit doctors from providing transition-related treatments to minors. The House is expected to debate the bill next week.
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a request to examine hospital documents related to the use of puberty blockers and counseling for trans youth.
Hundreds of protesters were at the Capitol ahead of an expected vote on Senate Bill 14, which would prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming treatments to minors. The House pushed back its vote until later this week.