Texas AG declares pediatric gender-affirming procedures to be child abuse, legal opinion says
CNN
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote addressed his opinion to the Texas House Committee on General Investigating.
"There is no doubt that these procedures are 'abuse' under Texas law, and thus must be halted," Paxton said in a statement. "The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) has a responsibility to act accordingly. I'll do everything I can to protect against those who take advantage of and harm young Texans."
The American Academy of Pediatrics explained that hormone therapy and surgery are not the only methods of gender-affirming care available to children. These treatments are used to treat gender dysphoria, or the medical condition in which a person's gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth.
5 things to know for June 10: European elections, Apple, Hostage rescue, Immigration, Trash balloons
CNN’s 5 Things brings you the news you need to know every morning.