Texas files lawsuit over federal guidance that highlighted protections for pediatric gender-affirming care
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday he is suing the Biden administration over guidance from federal health officials that conflicts with his legal opinion that gender affirming procedures in children should be considered "child abuse."
Paxton's February legal opinion -- which was seen by many as an attack on transgender children -- prompted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to direct the state's Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate instances of those procedures.
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