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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Ayden Runnels

Texas may require medical records list patients’ sex assigned at birth

Various identity and quote pins sit in a tray in the Center for Women's & Gender Studies on Feb. 19, 2024.
Texas House opponents of Senate Bill 1188 said the required reporting of gender assigned at birth excludes transgender and intersex patients who may be forced to have a gender they don't identify with displayed in their records. (Credit: Maria Crane/The Texas Tribune)

The Texas House on Thursday approved a bill requiring health agencies to create a new field in medical records for the sex assigned at birth of patients and strict oversight and punishment of health care providers who change records.

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