A Houston hospital is under fire amid allegations that it denied organ transplants to patients who refused the Covid “vaccine.”
The hospital, however, is now strongly denying the charge.
Houston Methodist Hospital, one of the largest transplant centers in the country, argues that it does not have a policy requiring transplant patients to be “vaccinated.”
However, several patients have alleged that they were told they couldn’t receive the lifesaving operations unless they could prove they had been injected with the shots.
In addition, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton isn’t convinced by the hospital’s denials.
In a letter to Houston Methodist’s CEO, Paxton said his office is considering an investigation into the facility’s practices.
Paxton revealed that evidence surfaced suggesting that the hospital demanded patients receive the shot before being eligible for life-saving procedures.
Whistleblower Doctor Sounds Alarm
The controversy began when Texas physician Dr. Mary Tally Bowden posted a screenshot of Houston Methodist’s transplant policy on X in July.
The screenshot showed that kidney transplant candidates were required to get the Covid jab.
Bowden, who previously worked at Houston Methodist before being suspended for prescribing ivermectin and questioning the official Covid narrative, said she also had “written and oral proof (recorded conversation)” that the requirement was real.
“To my knowledge, their policy has not changed,” she wrote.
Hospitals are still mandating transplant patients receive the Covid shots.
Below is the policy for kidney transplant patients at Houston Methodist Hospital. pic.twitter.com/yHdSopijMd
— Mary Talley Bowden MD (@MdBreathe) July 24, 2025
Bowden has been a vocal critic of Houston Methodist since the pandemic, even suing the hospital after it refused to provide transparency on its financial dealings during Covid.
Paxton Pushes Back Against ‘Woke Medicine’
Paxton issued a press release Monday blasting any medical institution that would deny transplants to patients based on “vaccination” status.
“Texans looking to receive medical care should never be turned away due to arbitrary COVID-19 vaccine mandates imposed by woke medical providers,” Paxton said.
He warned that such mandates may violate a new Texas law, effective September 1, which explicitly prohibits hospitals from refusing organ transplants based on “vaccine” status.
“Vaccine mandates as a precondition for certain life-saving treatments may not only violate new state laws that became effective on September 1, but they also violate human dignity and run contrary to foundational principles of medical ethics,” Paxton said.
Houston Methodist has 14 days to notify the Attorney General’s Office of its compliance with the law.
If it fails to respond, a formal investigation could follow.
A Wider Pattern
The transplant fight is just the latest flashpoint in the broader war over medical freedom.
Across the country during the pandemic, countless patients were denied transplants or taken off waiting lists if they refused the shot, even when family members were ready to donate.
Paxton’s office has increasingly taken aim at Big Pharma and its allies in the medical establishment.
In recent years, he’s opened investigations into “vaccine” manufacturers, weight-loss drug companies, and even children’s toothpaste marketed deceptively.
For many Texans, the transplant battle cuts to the core of a deeper issue of whether unelected hospital bureaucrats or pharmaceutical interests should ever have the power to decide who lives and who dies.
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