"In El Paso, the publication found that an endocrinologist stopped prescribing puberty blockers after the state's attorney general, Ken Paxton, accused him of providing gender-affirming care to minors. As the only pediatric endocrinologist in the city, that meant some families had no local options to continue care."
"For one family, that meant the difficult decision of moving out of state to ensure their child, whose medical needs related to Bardet-Biedl syndrome require puberty blockers, according to the publication."
"Attorney General Paxton recently issued a legal opinion that the state's gender-affirming care ban for minors also applied to talk therapy. Plus, the attorney general has taken other doctors to court over allegations that they are providing gender-affirming care."
Texas enacted a law in June 2023 prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors under 18, including hormone therapy and surgeries. While the law exempted hormone therapy for non-gender-affirming purposes, medical providers have reduced services due to legal concerns. In El Paso, the only pediatric endocrinologist stopped prescribing puberty blockers after the attorney general accused him of providing gender-affirming care, leaving families without local options. One family relocated out of state to continue puberty blocker treatment for their child with Bardet-Biedl syndrome. The attorney general has expanded restrictions to include talk therapy and pursued legal action against doctors, creating broader obstacles in Texas's medical landscape.
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