The Texas Tribune.Research has even shown that hormone blockers have a positive health impact in children that includes increased emotional wellbeing, according to them.However, in the letter, Commissioner Jaime Masters writes, “Genital mutilation of a child through reassignment surgery is child abuse, subject to all rules and procedures pertaining to child abuse.
Such mutilation may cause a ‘genuine threat of substantial harm from physical injury to the child.’”Masters adds that gender affirmation surgery, “physically alters a child’s genitalia for non-medical purposes potentially inflicting irreversible harm to children’s bodies.” Those who fail to report such surgeries could face misdemeanor charges for failing to report the “child.