Haley Strack
Haley Strack is a journalist at National Review where she covers politics and policy. Her primary focus includes constitutional law, free speech issues, and conservative politics. She has a background in political science and previously worked as a research assistant for a think tank.
76%
The Daily's Verdict
This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.
Bias
75%
Examples:
- Texas politicians' obsession with attacking trans kids and their families is needlessly cruel.
Conflicts of Interest
100%
Examples:
- We will always defend children in Texas from these irreversible procedures. My office will use every tool at our disposal to ensure that doctors and medical institutions follow the law.
Contradictions
90%
Examples:
- The law prohibits children under the age of 18 from receiving 'gender-affirming care' which includes hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and sex-change surgeries.
- The Texas Supreme Court upheld a law that bans transgender healthcare for minors in an 8-1 ruling.
Deceptions
45%
Examples:
- Critics of the law claimed that the move to limit minors' access to transgender care was 'devastating.'
- The ruling placed trans youth, their families, and the medical professionals who care for them in harm's way.
Recent Articles
Texas Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors: A Legal Battle Over Parental Rights and Medical Autonomy
Broke On: Friday, 28 June 2024The Texas Supreme Court upheld a law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, ruling that parental rights are outweighed by the state's authority to regulate medicine. The decision leaves over 150,000 transgender youths in the US without access to recognized medical treatments and faces criticism from advocacy groups.