Texas' push to outlaw gender-affirming care puts trans kids, families and physicians in a 'gray area.' | England_Weber
Demonstrators hold signs in support of transgender youth outside the Texas Capitol on March 1 in response to proposed legal action against parents seeking gender-affirming health care for their children."I'm pretty sure they charge a surcharge just to breathe oxygen in that city," says the Austin mom, reflecting on her family's trip to Louisiana earlier this month.
The directive has pushed parents and physicians to fight for treatment that is considered the standard of care for kids with gender dysphoria. Currently, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and Lambda Legal have filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services from enacting Abbott's orders. Meanwhile, some Texas families, like Kari's, have been left scrambling for care.
After months of counseling and consultation with their primary care doctor, Kari made an appointment with an Austin-based surgeon who agreed to operate on her son in August — right when Texas lawmakers took up a bill to ban gender-affirming care.In February, Kari rescheduled. At the last minute, she got a call from the practice's manager. Kari had a bad feeling.
Last month, that surgeon referred Kari and her son to a couple of out-of-state clinics — one in California and another in New Orleans. Insurance covered most of the cost of the surgery, which ended up costing Kari roughly $700 out of pocket."The alternative was we don't do it, and what does that mean for my son and his mental health? You can't put a price on that. It's priceless," she says."Looking at my son now ...
Randa Mulanax resigned from her position as a CPS investigator because of the state's directive. She says this type of state intervention is"political.
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