Texas Conservatives Test How Far They Can Extend Abortion and Gender-Transition Restrictions Beyond State Lines
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In the months since Texas outlawed abortion and prohibited adolescents from receiving gender-transition care, women have flooded abortion clinics in nearby states and parents with transgender children have moved to places where puberty blockers and hormone therapy remain legal.
So now, Texas conservatives are testing the limits of their power beyond state lines. Some cities and counties have passed so-called travel bans aimed at stopping Texans from driving to abortion appointments in other states.
