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Gender Reassignment Surgery Is Child Abuse, Says Texas Commissioner

Gender Reassignment Surgery Is Child Abuse, Says Texas Commissioner
Genital mutilation of a child through gender transitioning surgery is a form of child abuse, says the commissioner of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Bingo Naranjo/Pixabay
Allan Stein
Allan Stein
8/13/2021|Updated: 8/13/2021

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday he received a letter from the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services determining that genital mutilation of a child through gender transitioning surgery constitutes child abuse.

Abbott had directed DFPS to issue a determination on the matter last week and the department’s commissioner Jaime Masters replied with his findings.
Allan Stein
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