Underscoring the fast-changing landscape, Texas swiftly appealed to keep its new restrictions on track to take effect Sept. 1, when it would become the largest state in the U.S. to enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Almost immediately, the state filed an appeal to the Texas Supreme Court, putting the lower ruling on hold for now. In a statement, the Texas attorney general’s office said it would “continue to enforce the laws duly enacted by the Texas Legislature and uphold the values of the people of Texas.”
Physicians who violate the law face having their licenses revoked and being sued by patients. The law makes it easier for former patients to sue, giving them 15 years to go to court and promising at least $500,000 in damages if they succeed. One plaintiff, a 10-year-old transgender boy, has not yet started puberty and consequently has not yet started taking puberty blockers. His family is worried he will begin puberty after the law takes effect, meaning he will not be grandfathered in and will not have access to puberty blockers for the next four years until the law sunsets.Proponents of the law argued that gender-affirming medical treatments are unsafe and untested.
“Missouri is the first state in the nation to successfully defend at the trial court level a law barring child mutilation,” Bailey said in a statement after Friday’s ruling. “I’ve said from day one as Attorney General that I will fight to ensure that Missouri is the safest state in the nation for children.”
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Rulings in Texas, Missouri jumble again where US transgender youth can receive treatmentA judge on Friday ruled against Texas’ ban on gender-affirming health care for minors while a separate judge in Missouri let a similar ban take effect, jumbling again where in the U.S. transgender youth can receive treatment.
Weiterlesen »
Impeached Texas AG Ken Paxton says he will not resign ahead of Texas Senate trialKen Paxton is currently suspended from office after being impeached by the Texas House in May. His Senate trial is set to begin on Sept. 5.
Weiterlesen »
Kansas QB Jalon Daniels, the preseason Big 12 offensive player of the year, to start openerKansas quarterback Jalon Daniels is expected to start the Jayhawks’ opener against Missouri State on Friday.
Weiterlesen »
Hot Texas weekend tests grid againTexans should again reduce power use from 4 p.m to 9 p.m. Sunday to help keep the grid stable, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas says.
Weiterlesen »
North Texas High School Football 2023 Week 1 HighlightsIt's the first Friday night of the season for high school football here in North Texas.
Weiterlesen »
Desaparecen estaciones de agua para migrantes en el sur de TexasEn medio de una de las peores olas de calor registradas en gran parte del sur de Estados Unidos, autoridades y activistas en la zona meridional de Texas se han visto envueltos en un misterio en esta árida región próxima a la frontera con México.
Weiterlesen »