Texas Children’s Hospital has officially opened a medical clinic for patients seeking care after undergoing gender-transition interventions, fulfilling a requirement of a legal settlement that also required the hospital to pay $10 million, as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Democrat James Talarico compete in a U.S. Senate race with contrasting records on transgender policies.
\n\n“BREAKING: The nation’s first-ever Detransition Clinic is now open as a result of my historic settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital,” Paxton wrote on X Tuesday.
\n\nThe clinic will provide individualized, multidisciplinary detransition-related medical care to patients through age 21, along with detransition-related obstetric and gynecologic care for patients older than 21. According to Texas Children’s Hospital’s website, available specialties include endocrinology, surgery, primary care, fertility counseling, psychiatry, psychology, social work and case management, and speech pathology.
\n\nPatients can request appointments online and undergo an initial virtual triage visit to determine their medical needs. Care may be provided at different Texas Children’s locations depending on the services recommended by their medical team.
\n\nUnder the settlement, Texas Children’s Hospital must provide the clinic’s services free of charge for five years and promote the facility on its website. The agreement also required the hospital to pay $10…
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