"Under the settlement, Texas Children's will stop providing puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries to transgender minors, according to the U.S. Department of Justice and Paxton's office. The agreement also requires the Houston-based hospital system to establish, as the DOJ called it, a "restorative care" clinic for detransitioners and to terminate five physicians tied to the program."
"The administration and Attorney General Ken Paxton announced what they called a "landmark" settlement Friday with one of the nation's largest children's hospitals, forcing the end of pediatric gender-affirming care at the institution, imposing a $10 million payment, and requiring the creation of what federal officials described as the country's first clinic dedicated to so-called "detransition" care."
"Reuters that Texas Children's agreed to fire five physicians involved in treating transgender youth and permanently revoke their privileges, while changing its bylaws to automatically strip privileges from any doctor found violating Texas's ban on gender-affirming care for minors."
""The Justice Department will use every weapon at its disposal to end the destructive and discredited practice of so-called 'gender-affirming care' for children," Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement Friday."
Texas Children's Hospital agreed to stop providing puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries to transgender minors. The settlement includes a $10 million payment and requires the hospital to establish a clinic dedicated to “detransition” or “restorative care.” The agreement also requires termination of five physicians tied to transgender youth care and permanently revokes their privileges. The hospital system must change bylaws so privileges are automatically stripped from any doctor found violating Texas’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Federal officials alleged improper billing for transgender-related care to insurers and government healthcare programs. The settlement is presented as part of an effort to end pediatric gender-affirming care.
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