Child Gender Transition: The TX Supreme Court Case that Everyone Got Wrong, and Why It Matters
Jeremy Newman2024-07-03T20:51:24+00:00Key Facts: SB 14 is a Texas law prohibiting chemical and surgical gender transition procedures on minor children. The ACLU sued to overturn the law, arguing that parents have the constitutional right to make medical decisions for their children, including by obtaining gender transition procedures. Gender transition drugs and surgeries cause significant and lifelong harm to children, as demonstrated in numerous briefs to the court. The Family Freedom Project and the Pacific Justice Institute urged the Texas Supreme Court to protect children without weakening the constitutional rights of parents. To do this, the court needed only to conclude that 1) [...]