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Here are the new Texas laws that will affect trans and LGBTQ+ people Of the more than bills aimed at LGBTQ+ people in the state, less than 10 were approved by lawmakers this session. South Carolina became the seventh state last month to permit health care providers to decline to serve people if they feel doing so would violate their religious beliefs. Jenny Pizer, lambda legal.
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DALLAS — Two North Texas doctors have agreed to stop practicing medicine on patients after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued them over the state’s ban on providing gender-affirming care. This case, among the first of its kind, underscores the severity of draconian restrictions on best practice medical care for transgender youth by state officials. Currently, 24 US states have imposed bans on medication for transgender youth seeking gender-affirming care, despite opposition from leading medical authorities. Texas’ new laws affect trans, LGBTQ+ people
Recent events in Texas have shone a spotlight on gender-affirming care and its impact on young people who identify as being gender diverse and transgender. TMA's LGBTQ Health Section answers common questions about gender-affirming care and what it means for patients and physicians. A new Texas law would stop transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming medical care. Texas doctors said this is already hurting their work and their patients. LGBTQ + Health
Advocates and legal experts say the laws will further raise the barriers to health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer patients. T exas Attorney General Ken Paxton R filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing a second doctor of violating a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The lawsuit, filed in a Texas district court , accuses Hector M. 
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Texas doctors agree to stop practice after lawsuit over
The US state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against a Dallas-based doctor, accusing her of violating the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. .
Texas attorney general sues second doctor under state’s
A new Texas law would stop transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming medical care. Texas doctors said this is already hurting their work and their patients. . Texas doctors say potential ban on gender
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing a second doctor of violating a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The lawsuit, filed in a. .