A county judge granted a so doctors at Children鈥檚 Medical Center Dallas may be able to treat trans youth through next spring.
This comes after a two-week temporary restraining order that allowed care to start back up for new patients after being on hold since last November, . GENECIS was a gender-affirming care program focused on trans youth and run by UT Southwestern and Children鈥檚 Medical Center Dallas. led to the program鈥檚 closure.
Dr. Ximena Lopez, who ran the program, . She said that stopping this care was putting . In the weeks after the temporary restraining order went into effect on May 12, more than 50 families had called Dr. Lopez to schedule appointments.
Now, with the temporary injunction, the hospital can see patients for the next year until the court date in April 2023鈥攗nless there鈥檚 an appeal.
It鈥檚 unclear whether Attorney General Ken Paxton or Gov. Greg Abbott will challenge the temporary injunction. Both politicians have targeted trans youth health care in the state for the past months. Paxton has petitioned to on behalf of the state, but so far a judge has not responded to the petition.
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