Texas Senate advances bill that would hinder transgender kids’ access to puberty blockers and hormone therapies
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate will probable soon contemplate a bill that would bar physicians from delivering transition-relevant therapies – like puberty blockers and hormone therapies – to transgender Texas little ones. The Senate Point out Affairs Committee on Monday state-of-the-art Senate Invoice 14 in a 7-3 celebration-line vote, with all Republican associates supporting the evaluate. A precedence piece of laws for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the invoice would ban therapies that main professional medical teams endorse for children…
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