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Texas Doctors Face Legal Battle Over Gender-Affirming Care

Emiliana Edwards, 18, former patient of pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Hector Granados speaks during an interview in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

In a groundbreaking legal case, Texas doctors are being sued for allegedly violating the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The lawsuits, filed by the Texas Attorney General, accuse the physicians of providing treatments that are now prohibited by law.

Dr. Hector Granados, a pediatric endocrinologist in El Paso, is one of the doctors facing legal action. He denies the accusations and claims he ceased transgender care before the ban took effect. Granados emphasizes that the treatments he prescribed were for medical conditions, not gender transition.

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