Texas AG Issues Opinion Making It Illegal for Mental Health Providers to ‘Transition’ Children

The legal opinion was issued to clarify a 2023 Texas law banning state health care providers from offering transgender procedures to minors.
Texas AG Issues Opinion Making It Illegal for Mental Health Providers to ‘Transition’ Children
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 1, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion on March 2 that says it is illegal for state-licensed mental health care providers to “transition” children.

Texas passed Senate Bill 14 in 2023, which banned using “gender-affirming care” procedures such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries to treat gender dysphoria in minors.
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