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Texas Children's Hospital opens detransition clinic under $10 million settlement, Paxton says
Fox News reports that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the clinic opened under a $10 million settlement, though it has not yet held patient appointments.
The short version
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Texas Children's Hospital has opened what he described as the nation's first detransition clinic.[Fox News]
- The clinic follows a $10 million settlement reached in May and finalized in August to resolve government claims.[Fox News]
- Patients under 21 can receive detransition-related care, and patients older than 21 can receive obstetric and gynecologic care, according to Paxton's office.[Fox News]
- The hospital must fund clinic services for five years, but a spokesperson said no clinical appointments have occurred yet.[Fox News]
Key facts
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the nation's first detransition clinic has opened at Texas Children's Hospital.[Fox News]
- A settlement between the state and the hospital was reached in May and finalized in August, requiring the hospital to pay $10 million.[Fox News]
- The settlement resolves government claims and requires the hospital to establish and fund a detransition clinic.[Fox News]
- According to Paxton's office, the clinic provides detransition-related care through age 21 and obstetric and gynecologic care for patients older than 21.[Fox News]
- Under the settlement, the hospital must fully fund clinic services for its first five years and publicize the clinic on its website.[Fox News]
- A hospital spokesperson said the hospital is triaging prospective patients and has not yet held clinical appointments with patients.[Fox News]
What remains uncertain
- It is unconfirmed whether clinic services are operating beyond intake triage, since the hospital said no clinical appointments have yet occurred.[Fox News]
- The opening and program details come from Paxton's office and a hospital spokesperson, and the provided reporting includes no independent verification.[Fox News]
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