Recently, Texas governor Greg Abbott and Texas attorney general Ken Paxton have both come out with their own anti-trans statements. Under these new directives, any doctor, nurse, or teacher who comes into contact with a transgender child is required by law to tell the parent or face criminal penalties. 

This dangerous instruction cannot go through. At least fourteen thousand transgender children and their lives hang in the precarious balance created by Gov. Abbott's dangerous law. This blatant attack upon medical freedom and parental rights is all to gain a few extra votes, but this cannot work.

Should it go through, transgender suicide, mental health issues, and self-harm rates shall certainly skyrocket. 

Citations:

https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/elviadiaz/2022/02/23/why-texas-gov-greg-abbott-attack-transgender-kids-parental-rights/6913376001/ (This is an article on the whole situation)

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21272649-abbott-letter-to-masters (This is Greg Abbott's letter.)

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/23/texas-governor-greg-abbott-trans-healthcare-child-abuse/ (This is specifically about Greg Abbott's 'child abuse' view on trans kids' healthcare.)