Texas Appeals Court Upholds Temporary Block on Investigating Parents Who Allow Genital Surgery, Drugs for Gender Dysphoric Children

The appeals court upheld the temporary injunction against the Family Services department and its commissioner but overturned the parts against the governor.

Chloe Cole, an 18-year-old woman who regrets surgically removing her breasts, holds testosterone medication used for transgender patients in Northern California on Aug. 26, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A Texas court of appeals upheld a lower court’s order on Friday, allowing families who allow minors to access procedures that alter the appearance or function of their sexual organs to go on unimpeded by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in February 2022 signed a directive ordering the department to investigate Texan parents who allow their gender dysphoric children to receive such procedures, like surgery and chemical drugs.