A Texas appellate court on Friday upheld a lower court’s injunction blocking a state investigation into parents who provide gender reassignment treatment to their children.
An Austin appeals court ruled in March 2022 after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to investigate families whose children receive puberty-blocking drugs. upheld a district court judge’s injunction imposed on
“This is a long-awaited victory for transgender youth and those who love and support them,” the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday.
Judge blocks Texas request for information on transgender children undergoing gender reassignment treatment
Fox News Digital has reached out to Abbott’s office and the ACLU for additional comment.
The ACLU and Lambda Law Firm initially challenged Abbott’s order on behalf of the family of a 16-year-old transgender girl.
The ACLU and Lambda Law Firm initially challenged Abbott’s order on behalf of the family of a 16-year-old transgender girl. (Luis C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
She was on drugs and hormone therapy to delay puberty. Her mother, a DFPS employee, was placed on leave at Abbott’s direction, Reuters reported.
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Judge Amy Clark Meacham wrote in March 2022 that the plaintiffs in the case suffered “the deprivation of their constitutional rights, the potential loss of needed medical care, and the stigma of being the subject of a baseless child abuse investigation.” It was decided that he was facing.
Meacham also claimed that Abbott exceeded his authority with his initial order in February. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Meacham also claimed that Abbott exceeded his authority with his initial order in February.
Earlier this month, another Texas judge temporarily blocked state Attorney General Ken Paxton from asking LGBTQ+ advocacy groups to provide information about transgender children undergoing gender reassignment treatment.
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The ruling came shortly after LGBTQ+ advocacy group PFLAG National filed a lawsuit in court asking Paxton’s office to stop collecting information.
Earlier this month, another Texas judge temporarily blocked state Attorney General Ken Paxton from asking LGBTQ+ advocacy groups to provide information about transgender children undergoing gender reassignment treatment. (Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Travis County District Court Judge Maria Cantu Hexel said the tip would harm PFLAG and its members in a number of ways, including violating their rights to free speech, association and protection from unreasonable search. .
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FOX News’ Landon Mion and Reuters contributed to this report.
