Emergency Rule Seriously Restricts Trans Health Care For Adults, Minors in Missouri
. Bailey’s emergency rule makes Missouri the first U.S. state to severely limit gender-affirming care for adults, too.legislators have introduced bills
that would restrict access to trans healthcare for adults. Yet, none of these policies have yet passed into law. Apparently, Missouri’s AG decided he was tired of waiting on his state’s legislature to act. Thursday’s emergency rule did not require any elected representatives to vote on the issue. Instead, Bailey flexed his authority under the
, which is meant to protect consumers from predatory corporations—not impose limits on healthcare access.Under the AG’s order, no trans person will be allowed to receive hormones or surgery unless they first go through at least 15 hours of psych assessment. They will also be forced to wait for 18 months between making their decision to seek medical care and receiving it.
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