Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he’ll sign Senate Bill 14 into law, which will block transgender children from certain treatments.
said he’ll sign Senate Bill 14 into law, which will block transgender children from certain treatments.Protests at the Texas Capitol failed to shut down legislation that blocks certain care for transgender children.
"A person under 18, they don’t have the mental capacity to make a life-changing decision," Gov. Abbott said.The ACLU, Transgender Law Center, and Lambda Legal said they plan to sue. The Texas legislation is part of a wave of bills targeting transgender healthcare in red states across the country, and just part of a broader package of bills targetingBut the bills targeting healthcare are facing opposition in the courts, with many accusing the legislation of running afoul of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
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