Posted on Feb 24, 2022
Texas governor calls on citizens to report parents of transgender kids for abuse
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on “licensed professionals” and “members of the general public” to report the parents of transgender minors to state authorities if it appears the minors are receiving gender-affirming medical care.
The directive was part of a letter Abbott, a Republican, sent Tuesday to the Department of Family and Protective Services, calling on it to “conduct a prompt and thorough investigation” of any reported instances of minors undergoing “elective procedures for gender transitioning.”
Abbott’s letter follows an opinion released Monday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, which stated that allowing minors to receive transition care such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery is child abuse under state law.
The directive was part of a letter Abbott, a Republican, sent Tuesday to the Department of Family and Protective Services, calling on it to “conduct a prompt and thorough investigation” of any reported instances of minors undergoing “elective procedures for gender transitioning.”
Abbott’s letter follows an opinion released Monday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, which stated that allowing minors to receive transition care such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery is child abuse under state law.
Texas governor calls on citizens to report parents of transgender kids for abuse
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So charlie, why should a child's choice be investigated by the state? What if the child wanted to listen to Megadeth? Should they be investigated then? What if a boy wanted to play with dolls? Another investigation? Where does it stop? Stop making the state responsible for every facet of a child's life and start trusting that child. And the parents.
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I wouldn't say abuse...I would say investigation by CPS...no preadolescent child has any idea if they truly are transgender. And the schools who encourage it should also be reported.
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If it appears? Just like they want to be able to sue anyone who might know that a woman is going to a clinic for an abortion? Texas is turning into a police state.
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SrA John Monette
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - But don't let the state have a mask mandate. Because that's infringing on some unknown civil liberty. Pot, meet kettle.
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