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You know I don't know if its a good idea for minors but im not a doctor. If a doctor prescribes something and the parents are fine what business is it of mine.
Minor gender care is primarily psychological. As they get older then puberty blockers may be involved, then HRT. It is a very long-term process and surgical treatment would be as an adult (if desired) many trans people don't do the surgery.
Puberty blockers and HRT are relatively safe and relatively reversible compared to the self-harm/suicide that is otherwise common among Trans kids.
great but still none of my business or anyone elses. unless they are the doctor or parent.
Just throwing the info out since you were "unsure" about treatment for minors. Agreed our taxes shouldn't be bothering doctors or parents there so long as they are following medical and recommendations and Healthcare proxy input.
So long as the doctor isn't otherwise or unethically benefitting from the interaction, fully agreed.
I mean thats were its sorta the parents responsibility. I don't see how the doctor is going to benefit if someone don't pay.
Why are you such a piece of shit, Ken Paxton? What do you get out of being such an immense piece of shit??
Money.
Nah, it's power. Money is just a good vehicle to obtain power
Ah yes. The most moral of the reasons driving State Attorneys General.
As soon as we get money out of politics, we might get better politicians.
It'll be a great start
The SLAPP victims have to pay for the lawsuit regardless, right? And he's essentially suing for money.
The physician claims to have not provided any gender-affirming care since May 2023 prior to the bill going into effect. Paxton’s lawsuit alleges that the physician has prescribed gender-affirming/transition medication as recently as October 2024.
If the physician is being honest, sounds like the lawsuit is misguided by jumping to conclusions about the use case of some prescriptions. It will be interesting to see how it plays out if Paxton’s team continues to prosecute as it could be incredibly embarrassing for him and his office.
EDIT:
In reading the lawsuit, they enumerate several patients who they allege were “falsely diagnosed” as having precocious puberty and were then prescribed blockers. They also note the age ranges (8-13 for girls, 9-14 for boys) that is considered normal for puberty and state that puberty occurring before these ages is considered precocious puberty. All patients enumerated are 11 or older when seen, diagnosed, and prescribed medication.
Independent of the morality of the law and the method of enforcement, it would seem they have a considerable amount of evidence already. Either the physician was indeed misdiagnosing, or there are medical caveats involved here that would require medical expertise (which I do not have) that would support the physician’s actions and will show that SB 14 is overly broad and may prevent proper care to be given to children. I’m hoping for the latter.
That's the issue with suing an expert, they can just say they're right and you're wrong. You think any serious doctor is going to bat for Ken Paxton?
Yeah sadly I do. If there are doctors who believe vaccines cause autism, sell snake oil solutions as alternatives to medication, or believe liberals uses fetuses in satanic rituals, then surely some will be willing to testify on the stand to contradict the diagnoses and opinions of a peer.
Those guys are going to get dunked on by a real doctor.
One can hope. But the defense would need a very solid lineup of reputable experts who aren’t easy to slander as “radical” by the prosecution.