Adelyn Vigil, 13, has had panic attacks since Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state child welfare officials to launch child abuse investigations into reports of transgender kids receiving gender-affirming care. The Rio Grande Valley girl is now second-guessing whether to continue receiving such care. “The thought of me being separated makes me cry — and to think that my mom could go to jail for it and not being able to see her anymore,” Adelyn said Sunday. Credit: Verónica G. Cárdenas / For The Texas Tribune
Adelyn Vigil, 13, has had panic attacks since Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state child welfare officials to launch child abuse investigations into reports of transgender kids receiving gender-affirming care. The Rio Grande Valley girl is now second-guessing whether to continue receiving such care. “The thought of me being separated makes me cry — and to think that my mom could go to jail for it and not being able to see her anymore,” Adelyn said Sunday.