Some experts doubt that classifying gender-affirming care as child abuse would hold up in court, but families still feel targeted by Gov. Greg Abbott’s new order. MsReads via TexasTribune
that would explicitly classify some gender-affirming care as child abuse. The Texas Senate passed the bill, but the legislation died in the House.
“We want to assure our residents with transgender children that they are safe to continue seeking the care their children need,” a joint statement said."any parent, any facility, or anyone else for providing medically appropriate care to transgender children." Libby Gonzales was 7 when she went to the Texas Capitol in 2017 to testify against legislation that would have limited what bathrooms transgender people can use. The bills ultimately failed to pass.“I am 7 years old and I am transgender,” the nervous girl told the powerful state senators looking down at her from the dais in 2017. “Please keep me safe. Thank you.”
As a result of the directive, Rachel Gonzales, Libby’s mother, has developed plans in case Texas Child Protective Services shows up at her Dallas home. “My daughter is a fifth-generation Texan. We're simply not leaving our home because of some bullies in the Texas [Legislature],” Gonzales said.While child abuse investigations of gender-affirming care are rare, there is at least one well-known example: a DFPS
And in spite of child welfare officials saying earlier this week that they would comply with Abbott’s orders, the Democratic lawmakers said no government agency “is obligated to comply with the directive of the Governor or enforce the false assertions made by the Attorney General.”legal definitionIn general, CPS investigators who find evidence of abuse may decide to set up services for the family to remove the threat to the child or stage some other intervention.
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