(CNN)Texas Children's Hospital has halted providing hormone therapies for transgender children, the hospital confirmed to CNN in a statement Monday.

The move comes in response to the recent actions of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to the hospital.
In a legal opinion released publicly in February, Paxton said gender-affirming treatments and surgical procedures for transgender children can constitute a form of child abuse.

The opinion prompted Abbott to instruct Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Commissioner Jaime Masters "to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of any reported instances of these abusive procedures in the State of Texas."