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Teen's Gender-Affirming Care Interrupted by Hospital Policies

1/20/2026

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Ambrose Bankes, a 16-year-old transgender patient in Wisconsin, expressed distress after major hospital systems ceased gender-affirming care for minors.
He began hormone replacement therapy at age 15.
Recent federal actions prompted Children's Wisconsin and UW Health to stop providing gender-affirming care.
He found a new provider, Dr. Anna Mirer, who can continue his treatment.
Dr. Anna Mirer emphasizes medical supervision in gender-affirming care and states that forcing minors to de-transition is wrong.

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Story summary

Ambrose Bankes, a 16-year-old transgender patient in Wisconsin, expressed distress after major hospital systems ceased gender-affirming care for minors.
He began hormone replacement therapy at age 15.
Recent federal actions prompted Children's Wisconsin and UW Health to stop providing gender-affirming care.
He found a new provider, Dr. Anna Mirer, who can continue his treatment.
Dr. Anna Mirer emphasizes medical supervision in gender-affirming care and states that forcing minors to de-transition is wrong.