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Regents hear public comments on gender‑affirming care, nursing staffing and local site concerns
Summary
During the public comment period, speakers urged the Board to take up gender‑affirming care, described nurse staffing shortages on a transplant unit and asked the university to relocate a proposed supercomputing site in Ypsilanti Township.
The Board of Regents heard a range of public comments in February, with multiple speakers urging action on health care access, staffing and local siting decisions.
Kim Dorey, a parent of two transgender adults, urged the regents to hold an "open vote" on gender‑affirming care and described the consequences when families lose access to care. "Will you work with us to plow a path forward for these families?" Dorey asked, and she urged regents to answer community questions about legal and policy steps required to reinstate care.
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