The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Texas Attorney General’s Office announced a “landmark” $10 million resolution with the Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) on Friday, which includes the creation of a clinic for detransitioners harmed by sex-rejecting drugs and surgeries.
TCH entered into an agreement with the DOJ and the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that includes a commitment not to offer sex change drugs or surgeries to minors, $10 million in damages and civil penalties, and the creation of the detransitioner clinic, DOJ said. DOH said the $10 million is to “resolve allegations that it submitted false billings to public and private payors to secure insurance coverage for pediatric sex-rejecting procedures.”
“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. “Today’s resolution protects vulnerable children, holds providers
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