德克萨斯州起诉儿童保健和医生为未成年人提供性别护理治疗,指控他们欺诈和违反州法律。
Texas sues Children's Health and doctor over gender-care treatments for minors, alleging fraud and violation of state law.
得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿对得克萨斯州儿童保健系统和儿科医生杰森·贾林博士提起诉讼,指控他们向未成年人提供确认性别的护理,并通过向州和联邦的青春期阻塞者和交叉性激素等治疗方案开账单,实施医疗补助欺诈。
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Children's Health System of Texas and pediatric doctor Dr. Jason Jarin, alleging they provided gender-affirming care to minors and committed Medicaid fraud by billing state and federal programs for treatments like puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.
该诉讼案于2026年2月18日提出,声称照料违反了参议院第14号法案,该法案禁止在2023年9月1日之后对未成年人进行大多数性别过渡治疗,并指控被告伪造记录和更改病人的性别称号以获得付款。
The suit, filed on February 18, 2026, claims the care violated Senate Bill 14, which bans most gender-transition treatments for minors after September 1, 2023, and accuses the defendants of falsifying records and altering patient gender designations to secure payments.
帕克斯顿寻求100多万美元的惩罚,称这些行动非法和不道德。
Paxton seeks over $1 million in penalties, calling the actions illegal and unethical.
" 儿童健康 " 指出,它遵守所有法律,并且由于正在进行的诉讼而拒绝发表评论。
Children's Health stated it complies with all laws and declined to comment due to ongoing litigation.
该案件是得克萨斯州限制变性青年获得医疗保健的更广泛法律努力的一部分。
The case is part of broader legal efforts in Texas to restrict transgender youth healthcare access.