Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

The spike in infant mortality relative to abortion restrictions in Texas lays bare the cruelty of hopeless pregnancies forced to term:

Brad Pritchett of Equality Texas weighs in on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to consider laws barring transgender youth from medical care: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-lgbtq-supreme-court-transgender-rights/3575310/

...Houston surgeon Eithan Heim directly violated his HIPAA training in releasing confidential patient records to a right-wing blogger, rather than filing official complaints about his suspicions of malfeasance: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2024/06/25/eithan-haim-texas-transgender-care-whistleblower-never-filed-complaint-houston-childrens-hospital/74197903007/

The Texas Rangers remain the only Major League Baseball team that doesn't host a Pride Night: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2024/06/25/texas-rangers-only-mlb-team-without-lgbtq-pride-night/74203298007/

...The team's official statement, claiming to welcome all in the conspicuous absence of Pride recognition, coddles its most homophobic fans: https://apnews.com/article/rangers-pride-mlb-lgbtq-4671a9124b12cf2b67f1bfbf405af99b

...For example, former pitcher Derek Holland, who took to Twitter to defend the Rangers in an anti-Pride screed: https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/former-texas-rangers-pitcher-takes-dig-at-pride-month-lgbtq-community

...Speaking of which, Pride Month continues! Check out the history of Pride and a full calendar of events happening across Texas throughout the month: https://progresstexas.org/blog/deep-heart-pride-celebration-pride-month-texas

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