Texas Children's Hospital has 90 days to open 'detransition clinic' under terms of settlement
Texas Children's Hospital has just a few months to create the nation's first "detransition clinic" to reverse gender transition care, according to a settlement finalized with the attorney general's office.
Under the terms of the agreement, the clinic must be opened within 90 days and its services must be provided for free. The settlement was first announced in May.
The hospital will also pay $10 million, with more than $8 million going to the state, to resolve claims they billed Texas Medicaid for illegal "gender-transition" interventions. They will also pay $1.7 million to whistleblower Vanessa Sivadge.
What they're saying:
"This historic settlement is a resounding defeat for the radical gender ideology that has preyed on Texas children under the guise of ‘care,’" Attorney General Ken Paxton said. "Texas Children’s has agreed to pay millions back to Texas. The detransition clinic, which is the first of its kind, must open within months."
Texas Children's Hospital settles with state
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The hospital must promote the detransition clinic on its website and, once established, must provide detransition care at no cost to patients for five years for anyone who had previously received gender transition care.
In addition to the clinic and monetary penalties, the hospital must permanently revoke the privileges of five doctors associated or previously associated with the hospital from working at the hospital.
What they're saying:
"Activist doctors who harmed children have been fired. This settlement sends an unmistakable message: if you put radical ideology over children's health, my office will go after you. We will continue to lead the way in stopping the far-left’s radical gender agenda," Paxton said.
Texas investigates American Academy of Pediatrics over childhood vaccine recommendations
The Texas Attorney General’s Office said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) over the group’s promotion of childhood vaccines.
The investigation was first opened in 2023 after Texas enacted a law preventing doctors from providing puberty blockers, hormone therapy and some surgeries to treat gender dysphoria in minors.
The Source: Information in this article comes from court documents, a statement from the Texas Attorney General's Office and previous FOX Local reporting.