Two of Wisconsin’s largest pediatric systems, Children’s Wisconsin and UW Health, have stopped gender-affirming care for minors following pressure from the Trump administration. Children’s Wisconsin cited “escalating legal and federal regulatory risk.” Advocates warn the move will harm mental health. Steve Starkey of OutReach Madison said,
“It will definitely have a negative impact on the rates of suicide.” Federal threats intensified after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced funding cuts, despite major medical associations calling such care safe and essential.
