A Texas appeals court upheld rulings in two cases barring the state from investigating parents of transgender youth for child abuse if they provide gender-affirming care.NurPhoto via Getty Images
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A state legislative panel on Monday cleared a rule prohibiting transgender minors from having gender-affirming surgeries, at a time when the future of transgender care for Ohio youth is unclear as a lawsuit challenging a new state law unfolds.
Gov. Mike DeWine proposed the rule as part of a broader package of changes in January, after he vetoed House Bill 68, which bans minors from surgeries, puberty suppressants and hormone replacement therapy.
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