Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Texas Children's Hospital has opened a detransition clinic, fulfilling a requirement of a settlement Paxton secured with the hospital in May 2026. The clinic provides medical care to patients who previously underwent gender-transition interventions.
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Settlement payment$10 million2Who pays or receives it: Texas Children's Hospital
Who's involved
Ken PaxtonTexas Attorney General
Texas Children's Hospitalhospital that opened detransition clinic
The facts
Detransition Clinic is multidisciplinary clinic providing medical care to patients who previously underwent gender-transition interventions.2
Clinic offers detransition-related care to patients through age 21, and obstetric and gynecologic care to patients older than 21.2
Settlement required hospital to pay $10 million as part of resolution of claims under Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act.2
Settlement required permanent and irrevocable termination of privileges of multiple physicians.2
Settlement compelled Texas Children's to amend bylaws so gender-transition interventions trigger automatic relinquishment of medical staff privileges.2
Texas Children's must fully fund clinic services for first five years so patients receive care at no cost.2
Clinic offers multidisciplinary team with specialties in endocrinology, surgery, primary care, fertility counseling, psychiatry, and speech pathology.4
In 2023, Paxton launched investigation into Texas Children's Hospital following whistleblower revelations about gender-transition interventions on minors.4
Who said what
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Ken Paxton Settlement fulfills central requirement; clinic provides care and support that victims deserve.2
Chloe Cole, detransitioner Clinic is significant because people with consequences of transition deserve to be taken seriously.4
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Ken Paxton Announces First-Ever Detransition Clinic in Texas After Settlement
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