Travis County District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a statewide temporary injunction against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) directive, which ordered the state to investigate parents for child abuse if they seek gender-affirming care for their children.
Travis County District Judge Amy Clark Meachum on Friday issued a statewide temporary injunction against Texas Gov.
They could not give these cases "priority none status," which occurs when the agency concludes that a report is unlikely to reflect a case of child abuse, according to Mulanax, who said she says she will resign from the agency. "I’ve always felt that, at the end of the day, the department had children’s best interest at heart," she added. "I no longer feel that way."The ACLU, which represented a trans teenager's family in the lawsuit, applauded the decision but said "we cannot stop fighting."
"Today's witnesses ... gave courageous and emotional testimony about the fear and harm caused by these unlawful actions," Brian Klosterboer, an ACLU of Texas attorney, said in a statement. "All trans young people deserve to live freely as their true selves."The big picture: Medical organizations, including the American Psychological Association and the American Medical Association, have condemned the directive to restrict gender-affirming medical care, saying it could have a detrimental effect on the mental health of transgender youth,
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