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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nathan Place

Judge considers blocking Texas policy of investigating medical care for trans children as ‘child abuse’

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A judge in Texas is weighing whether to block a new policy of investigating gender-affirming care for trans children as potential “child abuse”.

At a hearing on Wednesday morning, lawyers for a Texas family with a transgender child asked District Judge Amy Clark Meachum to issue a restraining order against the policy, which they say unfairly targets children and parents grappling with gender dysphoria. Judge Meachum is expected to rule on the issue later on Wednesday.

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