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Some of Nation’s Largest Pediatric Hospitals Will No Longer Offer Children Gender Modification

New Texas law could affect thousands of young people who want to change

Some of Nation’s Largest Pediatric Hospitals Will No Longer Offer Children Gender Modification
A "detransitioner" who regrets surgically removing her breasts as a teen in an effort to live more like a boy, holds testosterone medication used by transgender patients on Aug. 26, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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6/6/2023|Updated: 6/13/2023
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Potentially thousands of Texas children seeking to change their gender identity will no longer have access to puberty blockers, sterilization, and permanently disfiguring “gender-transition” surgeries in the state under a new law signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

The Republican governor signed Senate Bill 14 on June 2, making the Lone Star State the most populous state to prohibit sex-change “treatments” for children.
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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