Texas AG Ken Paxton's trans care opinion filled with false claims and distortions, researchers say

LGBTQ Issues,Ken Paxton,2022 Texas Attorney General Election

Posted on AllSides May 4, 2022

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Attorney General Ken Paxton made false assertions, omitted key facts and relied on debunked scientific claims when he determined that providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth should constitute child abuse, according to a team of medical and legal researchers.

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