Gregory Wayne Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since January 20, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Abbott previously served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015. He is the third governor of any U.S. state to permanently use a wheelchair. He is also the first disabled governor in Texas history.
Transgender Youths Become a Political Issue in Texas
nytimes.comTo the Editor: Re “Texas Court Halts Inquiries Over Transgender Children” (news article, March 12): Thousands of parents — liberal, conservative and everything in between — face tough decisions when a child declares that he or she is transgender, particularly when that child showed no sign of gender dysphoria in his or her early years.
Unfortunately, this issue, like so many in our country, has been politicized. The edict by Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas to investigate parents for child abuse if they provide certain medical treatment to their transgender children was radical and divisive.
A Texas court ruled on March 11 that the policy had been improperly adopted and violated the State Constitution. Amid the political posturing, allowing children to alter their bodies through lifelong medical treatment is worth an analytical conversation.
Parents worldwide are grappling over how to prevent their children from starting down the road of hormone treatment, which has lifelong side effects.
