Settlement: Cleveland Clinic agrees to decades-long ban on gender-affirming care for minors
- Date
- Actor
- DOJ Civil Division
- Agency
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Type
- Institutional compliance
- Section
- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Summary
DOJ announced a settlement resolving its investigation of the Cleveland Clinic under which the Clinic agreed to cease providing gender-affirming medical care to minors for 20 years and to commit $2 million to fund "detransition care" services. It was the first negotiated agreement in DOJ's provider campaign to permanently end a major health system's pediatric gender care — achieved without any adjudicated violation of law. (See also sections 2 and 13.)
Status
Agreement in effect; care terminated.
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Sources
- beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/cleveland-clinic-to-end-pedia…(opens another site)
- cleveland.com/metro/2026/06/cleveland-clinic-agrees-to-20-year-ban-on-gender-af…(opens another site)
- fiercehealthcare.com/providers/cleveland-clinic-agrees-decades-long-halt-gender…(opens another site)
Cite this action
Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Just., Justice Department Secures Resolution with Cleveland Clinic to End Pediatric "Gender-Affirming Care" (June 5, 2026), https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-resolution-cleveland-clinic-end-pediatric-gender-affirming-care.
Short form: Press Release, U.S. Dep't of Just., Justice Department Secures Resolution with Cleveland Clinic to End Pediatric "Gender-Affirming Care" (June 5, 2026), https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-resolution-cleveland-clinic-end-pediatric-gender-affirming-care.