If Senate Bill 14 becomes law, the ban would take effect on Sept. 1.
, SB 14 would prohibit trans Texans under the age of 18 from accessing transition-related medical treatments including puberty blockers, hormone therapies and surgeries — though surgeries are rarely performed on kids.
The bill would also require trans youth who are already getting this care to be "weaned off" in a "medically appropriate" manner. This is slightly out of step with the abrupt cutoff mandated by, but the upper chamber has chosen not to ask for a conference committee to iron out the difference. In pushing for SB 14, Campbell and other backers have disputed the research and science behind transition-related care. They also say the legislation is an effort to save Texas families from health care providers who are taking advantage of a "social contagion" and pushing life-altering treatments on kids who may later regret taking them., R-Edgewood, said. "We protect children against lots of things. We don’t let them smoke. We don’t let them drink.
Medical groups, trans Texans and their families, however, say this care is vital to trans youths’ mental health. Treatments are also not rushed, they say. Instead, it’s a time-intensive process to access this care, including
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