Gov. Abbott Asks State Agency to Decide if Gender Mutilation is Child Abuse
The governor finally made his long-awaited “announcement.” But, will it do anything?
AUSTIN — After years of silence on the issue and Republican lawmakers rejecting proposed child protection laws earlier this year, Gov. Greg Abbott has finally made an announcement about the statewide child mutilation issue—by sending a letter requesting more information.
On Friday afternoon, Abbott sent a public letter to the head of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, asking if cutting off children’s healthy body parts—when part of gender mutilation surgeries—classifies as child abuse.
“Subjecting a child to genital mutilation through reassignment surgery creates a ‘genuine threat of substantial harm from physical injury to the child,’” the letter reads. “This broad definition of ‘abuse’ should cover a surgical procedure that will sterilize the child, such as orchiectomy or hysterectomy, or remove otherwise healthy body parts, such as penectomy or mastectomy. Indeed, Texas already outlaws female genital mutilation of a child, and presumably that also constitutes child abuse.”…..
https://texasscorecard.com/state/gov-abbott-asks-state-agency-to-decide-if-gender-mutilation-is-child-abuse/
Abbott is not the man for Texas since he had to ask if this is child abuse.