BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS
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Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the state’s child protective agency Tuesday to investigate parents who provide medical treatments to their transgender children.
Abbott acted after Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a Feb. 18 opinion saying treatment such as puberty-suppressing drugs, hormones and sterilization can constitute child abuse.
The New York Times, the Washington Post and KERA News are among the publications with coverage.
Abbott’s directive was in a Feb. 22 letter to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, with copies to the Texas Medical Board and other agencies.
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