Democratic lawmakers were once again successful in keeping Senate Bill 14 from a full vote in the Texas House.
Democratic lawmakers were once again successful in keeping Senate Bill 14 from a full vote in theIt's the bill that prohibits physicians and health care providers from performing sex change surgeries or prescribing puberty blockers to minors unless medically necessary.But for the second time this week, the bill is going back to committee for revision.
It was an interesting afternoon as Democrats tried to delay the second reading of Senate Bill 14 by raising three separate points of order.The bill once again headed back to the Public Health Committee. would prohibit trans youth from getting puberty blockers and other hormone therapy needed to transition, care that medical groups say is critical to a population already facing higher risks of depression and suicide than their cisgender peers.
Transgender kids who already access these treatments for gender-affirming care would have to be weaned off in a medically appropriate manner.A majority of state representatives, all of them Republicans, are supporting restrictions that previously passed in the Senate.
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Watch: Texas House debates bill banning puberty blockers, hormone treatments for trans kidsSenate Bill 14 spurred protests that led to altercations with state police earlier this week. A majority of Texas House members support the legislation, and the Senate has already passed a version of the bill.
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