Popular Articles
Today Week Month Year


Texas AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit against El Paso pediatrician for illegally prescribing gender transition drugs and therapies to minors
By Laura Harris // Nov 06, 2024

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a pediatric endocrinologist in El Paso for illegally prescribing gender transition drugs and therapies to minors.

In September 2023, Texas banned all types of transgender medical interventions for minors, including surgeries, hormone replacement therapies and the use of puberty blockers under Senate Bill 14.

A group of parents filed a lawsuit against SB 14, so a lower court briefly blocked it. But the Texas Supreme Court upheld the law in June and allowed its implementation in August. (Related: Texas AG Ken Paxton sues doctor for illegally prescribing transgender drugs to 21 minors.)

In his lawsuit, Paxton claimed that Dr. Hector M. Granados, a pediatric endocrinologist who has at least two clinics in El Paso – one in the eastern Tierra Humida neighborhood and another in the southeastern Pecan Drive neighborhood – knowingly continued these treatments even after the Texas Supreme Court passed its ruling upholding SB 14. The Texas AG filed a lawsuit against Granados in October, accusing him of violating Texas law.

According to the lawsuit, Granados administered puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to facilitate gender transition in children, with some of them as young as twelve years old.  The lawsuit also accuses Granados of engaging in deceptive practices to conceal his alleged actions, including falsifying medical records, prescriptions and billing information to disguise the nature of the treatments provided.

"Texas is cracking down on doctors illegally prescribing dangerous 'gender transition' drugs to children. State law forbids prescribing these interventions to minors because they have irreversible and damaging effects," Paxton said. "Any physician found doing so will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Medical providers who violate SB 14 are liable for penalties, and the law also directs that the Texas Medical Board shall revoke the medical license or other authorization to practice medicine of a physician who violates the statute."

Paxton has also filed a lawsuit against a Dallas-area doctor for violating SB 14

Granados is not the only physician facing legal challenges filed by Paxton.

A few days earlier, Paxton also filed a lawsuit against Dr. May Ci Lau, a medical director of the adolescent and young adult clinic at Children's Medical Center Dallas, for allegedly providing illegal transgender medical treatments to 21 minors. Paxton accused Lau of violating SB 14 by prescribing sex-change hormones to minors under false diagnoses and billing codes.

"Evidence obtained by the Office of the Attorney General revealed that a Dallas-area doctor illegally provided high-dose cross-sex hormones to twenty-one minor patients for the direct purpose of "transitioning" the child's biological sex," Paxton said in a press release. "The doctor allegedly used false diagnoses and billing codes to mask these unlawful prescriptions."

Lau has co-authored several academic papers on gender dysphoria in children and the transition from pediatric to adult care for transgender youth. These academic papers include "Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care for Transgender Youth: A Qualitative Study of Patient, Parent and Provider Perspectives" and "Developing a Curriculum on Transgender Health Care for Physician Assistant Students."

Visit Transhumanism.news for more stories about transgenderism.

Watch Dr. Pam Popper explain the side effects of so-called gender-affirming care below.

This video is from the Wellness Forum Health channel on Brighteon.com.

More related stories:

Transgender drugs and surgeries are atrocities, not "care."

DeSantis to appeal Democrat judge’s ruling against ban on transgender drugs and surgeries for children.

Where there's a will, there's a way: Ohio Senate overrides Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of bill that bans transgender drugs and surgery for minors.

Journal of Medical Ethics study says parents should lose custody of children for opposing transgender drugs, surgeries.

Over 200 U.S. hospitals are offering IRREVERSIBLE transgender interventions to minors.

Sources include:

Breitbart.com

KFoxTV.com

LifeSiteNews.com

TexasAttorneyGeneral.gov

Brighteon.com



Take Action:
Support NewsTarget by linking to this article from your website.
Permalink to this article:
Copy
Embed article link:
Copy
Reprinting this article:
Non-commercial use is permitted with credit to NewsTarget.com (including a clickable link).
Please contact us for more information.
Free Email Alerts
Get independent news alerts on natural cures, food lab tests, cannabis medicine, science, robotics, drones, privacy and more.

NewsTarget.com © 2022 All Rights Reserved. All content posted on this site is commentary or opinion and is protected under Free Speech. NewsTarget.com is not responsible for content written by contributing authors. The information on this site is provided for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional advice of any kind. NewsTarget.com assumes no responsibility for the use or misuse of this material. Your use of this website indicates your agreement to these terms and those published on this site. All trademarks, registered trademarks and servicemarks mentioned on this site are the property of their respective owners.

This site uses cookies
News Target uses cookies to improve your experience on our site. By using this site, you agree to our privacy policy.
Learn More
Close
Get 100% real, uncensored news delivered straight to your inbox
You can unsubscribe at any time. Your email privacy is completely protected.