Families of transgender kids consider options amid crackdown on health care
Families of transgender kids in Texas have been forced to consider their options amid a crackdown on health care
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Families of transgender kids in Texas have been forced to consider their options amid a crackdown on health care
Transgender young people and their families in Texas are scrambling to find providers and maintain access to medication.
The clinic had stopped accepting new patients after increased political pressure.
The clinic had stopped accepting new patients after increased political pressure.
The Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, opened investigations into pharmaceutical companies whose products are used by transgender patients, and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP are increasingly focusing legislative and reelection efforts on a record number of bills that target transgender young people, their parents, and their doctors. Transgender young people and their families across Texas are now scrambling to find providers and maintain access to their medications, with some exploring options outside the state. An estimated 17,000 transgender people ages 13-17 live in Texas, ...