Texas Targets Doctor Over Gender-Affirming Care Ban

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Texas State Rep. Christian Manuel joins LGBTQ+ activists to protest Senate Bill 14, which bans gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, at the Texas State Capitol, in Austin, May 12, 2023. © 2023 Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP Photo The US state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against a Dallas-based doctor, accusing her of violating the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. This case, among the first of its kind, underscores the severity of draconian restrictions on best practice medical care for transgender…

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