Dallas Prosecutor Says He Will Not Charge Families Whose Children Receive Gender-Affirming Care

Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot (D) says he will not prosecute families if their children receive gender-affirming care.

According to The Dallas Morning News, Creuzot joined four other district attorneys in a statement, calling Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s interpretation of the law “un-American” and an additional step in “a continued onslaught on personal freedoms.”

They explained, “We will enforce the Constitution and will not irrationally and unjustifiably interfere with medical decisions made between children, and their parents, and their medical physicians.”

Creuzot signed the letter along with Travis County DA José Garza, Bexar County DA Joe Gonzales, Fort Bend County DA Brian Middleton, and Nueces County DA Mark Gonzalez.

Their statement comes after Abbott ordered Texas agencies to investigate gender-affirming care as child abuse, as IJR reported.

“Because the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for protecting children from abuse, I hereby direct your agency to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of any reported instances of these abusive procedures in the State of Texas,” Abbott wrote in a letter to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

Paxton recently declared transition care for minors child abuse.