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Texas Children’s Hospital to Open Detransition Clinic Under $10 Million Settlement
6/2/2026, 11:14:38 PM
Settlement Requires Detransition Clinic and Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) in Houston agreed to a $10 million settlement with the Texas Attorney General’s Office requiring the hospital to open a detransition clinic, stop gender-affirming procedures for minors, revoke privileges of three current and two former physicians, remove related press releases, and keep a confidential “Potential GAC Patient List.”
Timeline
The settlement follows a 2023 investigation and the enactment of Senate Bill 14, which bars puberty blockers for transgender children.
- 2023: Investigation and Senate Bill 14 enacted.
- May 15, 2026: $10 million settlement announced, physician privileges revoked.
- Early June 2026: Term sheet released; TCH given 90 days to open clinic.
Core Requirements and Data
The settlement requires TCH to launch a clinic website and donation page, keep patient list confidential under HIPAA, and bar “sex-rejecting” procedures—any intervention that aligns a body with a gender different from the assigned sex; Harvard study shows under 1 % of minors are transgender, receiving puberty blockers or hormone therapy. $10 million payment included.
Why It Matters
The settlement creates the nation’s first detransition clinic at a pediatric hospital, setting a precedent for state regulation of gender-affirming care and limiting treatment options for transgender youth in Texas and beyond.
Official Statements
Texas Children’s Hospital said it has “aligned on a term sheet” and that finalizing the settlement follows. The clinic will “formalize the services we deliver,” and the hospital called settlement a way to close a chapter “wrought with falsehoods and distractions,” reaffirming its privacy commitment.
Criticism & Concerns
Medical experts note detransition is rare and most gender-affirming patients do not later regret treatment. Maintaining the patient list raises privacy concerns, as the hospital says sharing it would breach HIPAA.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
Only a settlement term sheet was released; the final agreement remains unsigned, leaving the effective date and monitoring mechanisms for the 90-day deadline undefined.
Verbatim Quotes
- “We abide by HIPAA and protecting patient privacy is one of our top priorities,” — Texas Children’s Hospital
- “We’ve aligned on a term sheet and the next step is to finalize the settlement agreement per standard practice,” — Texas Children’s Hospital
- “The detransition clinic will formalize the supportive, multidisciplinary services we already deliver to all patients who need our care,” — Texas Children’s Hospital
- “wrought with falsehoods and distractions.” — Texas Children’s Hospital
- “sex-rejecting” are defined as pharmaceutical or surgical interventions that “attempt to align an individual’s physical appearance or body … that differs from the individual’s sex.” — Settlement term sheet
Next Steps
TCH must finalize the settlement, open the clinic within 90 days, launch the website and donation page, and undergo compliance monitoring by the attorney general’s office.
