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Wisconsin groups demand UW Health restart gender-affirming care for transgender youth

A group of more than 65 Wisconsin organizations that advocate for gender-affirming care is demanding that the state’s two largest hospitals, including Madison’s UW Health, reestablish the medical treatments for transgender youth.

In January, Wisconsin’s two largest pediatric hospitals, Madison-based UW Health and Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee, confirmed they paused gender-affirming care for patients younger than 18.