Texas Supreme Court allows ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect

The Texas Supreme Court allowed a state law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors to take effect.
The law prohibits the provision of puberty blockers, hormones, and transition-related surgeries to people under 18 years old.
A lower state court had temporarily blocked the law after a lawsuit challenged its constitutionality.
Texas joins over 20 other states in restricting access to gender-affirming treatments for minors.
Advocates for transgender youth have criticized the law and court decision as harmful to transgender children.