{"id":634205,"date":"2021-08-11T16:50:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T20:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=634205"},"modified":"2021-08-11T16:50:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T20:50:23","slug":"performing-trans-surgeries-on-kids-constitutes-sex-abuse-texas-department-of-family-and-protective-services-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/performing-trans-surgeries-on-kids-constitutes-sex-abuse-texas-department-of-family-and-protective-services-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"Performing Trans Surgeries On Kids Constitutes Sex Abuse, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fperforming-trans-surgeries-on-kids-constitutes-sex-abuse-texas-department-of-family-and-protective-services-confirms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=634205&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/texas-state-flag-featured-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Performing a transgender surgery on a child constitutes sex abuse, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Commissioner Jaime Masters confirmed Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had called on DFPS Friday to say whether transgender surgeries for children constitutes child abuse. Masters quickly responded in a Wednesday letter calling these surgeries \u201cgenital mutilation of a child\u201d and confirming that the surgeries constitute child abuse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenital mutilation of a child through reassignment surgery is child abuse, subject to all rules and procedures pertaining to child abuse,\u201d Masters said. \u201cSuch mutilation may cause a \u2018genuine threat of substantial harm from physical injury to the child.&#8217;\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/06\/greg-abbott-texas-department-family-protective-services-trans-surgeries-kids\/\">(RELATED: Abbott Asks Department Of Family Protective Services To Say Whether Trans Surgeries For Kids Are Child Abuse)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you have described,\u201d he continued, \u201cthis surgical procedure physically alters a child\u2019s genitalia for non-medical purposes potentially inflicting irreversible harm to children\u2019s bodies. Generally, children in the care and custody of a parent lack the legal capacity to consent to surgical treatments, making them more vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Texas Court Says Father Cannot Stop 7 Year Old&#039;s Transition\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eccI-DfDd1Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Masters said that the surgical procedures may not constitute abuse when they are medically necessary: for example, if a child has had body parts affected by illness or trauma, if a child is born with a medically verifiable genetic disorder of sex development (like ovarian or testicular tissue), or if the child \u201cdoes not have the normal sex chromosome structure for male or female as determined through genetic testing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A doctor, teacher, nurse, day-care employee, or any individual who has \u201ccause to believe\u201d that a child has been abused by sex change surgeries must personally report his suspicions within 48 hours to DFPS, Masters\u2019 letter said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFailure to report is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail, a fine of up to $4,000, or both,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott pointed out in his Friday letter to DFPS that Texas already outlaws female genital mutilation of children, writing, \u201cpresumably that also constitutes child abuse.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/10\/24\/james-younger-mom-says-he-is-girl\/\">(RELATED: \u2018So Mommy Told You You\u2019re A Girl?\u2019 Video Appears To Show James Younger Saying His Mother Said He Is A Girl)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The governor also said that if DFPS classifies transgender surgeries for children as child abuse, it would need to follow through and \u201cconduct prompt and thorough investigations of the child\u2019s parents, while other state agencies would be obliged to investigate the facilities they license.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Performing a transgender surgery on a child constitutes sex abuse, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Commissioner Jaime Masters confirmed Wednesday.Republican Texas Gov. 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