Medical Director Dr. Pat Wells Joins Michigan Attorney General Nessel; Advocating for LGBTQ+ Healthcare
Excerpt from the Attorney General's office:
“Like many of my colleagues, I am deeply distressed that these new measures—punitive changes to funding and regulation—threaten to dismantle this essential care,” said Patricia Wells, MD, Medical Director of The Corner Health Center. “These policies do not protect children; they endanger them. They undermine trust in the medical system and place affirming providers in an impossible position, forcing hospitals to close clinics and providers to stop offering the very care that helps young people survive and thrive. The loss of these services would not simply be a policy failure; it would be a moral one. We must do better. These young people deserve our compassion, our evidence-based care, and our unwavering commitment to their well-being. I applaud the leadership of the State of Michigan for protecting transgender and gender nonconforming youth, their families, and the caregivers who are saving lives every day.”
“Forcing young people to experience unwanted pubertal changes will cause worsening dysphoria and unwelcome physical developments,” Wells added. “The ability to pause puberty gives patients and their parents time to get to the right diagnosis and carefully consider their options and embark on an effective treatment path.”