Texas judge blocks child-abuse investigations into 2 families for gender-affirming care

[riversedge]

Source: USA Today





12:59 PM July 9, 2022



AUSTIN, Texas — A Travis County judge has ordered the state to stop child-abuse investigations into two families who are helping their transgender kids access gender-affirming care. The order bars the agency from expanding the definition of child abuse in order to investigate the families.

In her order, State District Judge Amy Clark Meachum wrote the investigations are "gross invasions of privacy" that intrude on parental rights and decision-making.

Meachum's order, delivered Friday evening, determined that the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services violated state law by improperly implementing a new rule on gender-affirming care at the insistence of Gov. Greg Abbott in February.

"The DFPS Rule was given the effect of a new law or new agency rule, despite no new legislation, regulation, or even valid agency policy," Meachum wrote..............................................

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/07/09/judge-blocks-child-abuse-investigations-families-transgender-care/10020517002/

[RKP5637]

1. The damn state should be charged with child abuse!!! n/t

[CaptainTruth]

3. +100

[IngridsLittleAngel]

9. Yes it should

At least one count of abuse for each one of these hateful "investigations" into innocent family.

Lock up Abbott. Lock up Paxton. Lock them all up.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

2. This will be overruled in short order

[ZonkerHarris]

4. Hate on Parade

[Martin68]

5. Attempts like this to break up transgender families are digusting.

Didn't I just read how the same was done to Native American children? Removed from their families and re-educated in special schools?

[OldBaldy1701E]

7. Yes, you did.

The only way for evil to flourish is to indoctrinate everyone. It cannot survive legitimately because its existence is destructive and left on its own is obvious.

[J_William_Ryan]

6. Like

women seeking reproductive healthcare in free states, transgender youth and their families will need to do the same.

[IngridsLittleAngel]

8. Keep those blocks coming

And leave us the fuck alone, Abbutt, Paxton, Patrick, et al... Because you're the ones who need to be investigated for child abuse.