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Texas Children’s Hospital is forced to open the nation’s first “detransition clinic” under a sweeping settlement with state officials and the DOJ, paying over $8.5 million while banning transition-related care for transgender minors — except hormone therapy for cisgender teens. The hospital must maintain two permanent patient lists tracking all gender dysphoria patients and those flagged with specific diagnostic codes, with no removal option. The clinic, launching by October 25th, will offer endocrinology, surgery, psychiatry, and social work for patients under 21 who previously received transition care — plus OB-GYN services for adults — all free for five years. Texas AG Ken Paxton hailed it as historic, calling it a stand against “radical ideology,” while the hospital claims compliance with law and settled to avoid costly litigation, defending its actions against what it calls “mistruths.”

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