Gender Bending Seattle Children's Hospital Leaves Texas

AUSTIN (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has brokered an accord with Seattle Children’s Hospital, compelling the institution to halt all endeavors to conduct business within the Lone Star State. This agreement follows allegations that the Seattle-based hospital administered "gender transition" interventions to Texas minors at its Washington facility and subsequently transmitted prescriptions for hormone-disrupting drugs to Texas children and pharmacies, potentially infringing upon state law.

Texas's Senate Bill 14 (SB 14), which came into effect in September 2023, prohibits drug and surgical "gender transition" interventions for minors.

In November 2023, Paxton initiated an inquiry into Seattle Children’s Hospital. However, instead of complying with requests for documentation and further details, the hospital filed a lawsuit against Texas. Nevertheless, the institution has now relented and committed to ceasing all business operations in Texas by rescinding its business registration.

"Seattle Children’s Hospital appears to have contravened Texas law and initially sought to evade accountability during our investigation," remarked Attorney General Paxton. "Merely upon raising inquiries, they opted to exit the State of Texas and relinquish the opportunity to conduct business here. Let this underscore our stance: medical providers in Texas are bound by our statutes. In Texas, we staunchly safeguard children from detrimental, experimental 'gender transition' treatments that could yield life-altering adverse effects."