Missouri’s attorney general announces new restrictions on gender-affirming care for adults that are believed to be a first nationally and has advocacy groups threatening to sue.
COLUMBIA. Mo. — Missouri’s attorney general announced new restrictions Thursday on gender-affirming care for adults in addition to minors in a move that is believed to be a first nationally and has advocacy groups threatening to sue.weeks ago
The rule, which incudes a required 18 months of therapy before receiving gender-affirming health care, is set to take effect April 27 and expire next February. “He’s essentially attacking the entire trans community at this point,” Fischer said of Bailey. “It’s no longer just about children.”, adding that “trans people of all ages across the state of Missouri deserve access to health care.”transgender youth clinic“My office is stepping up to protect children throughout the state while we investigate the allegations and how they are harming children,” Bailey said in a statement.
The FDA has not approved the medications specifically to treat gender-questioning youth, but they have been used for many years for that purpose “off label,” a common and accepted practice for many medical conditions. Doctors who treat transgender patients say those decades of use are proof the treatments are not experimental.
The House proposal is stricter than what was passed by the GOP-led Senate, where Democrats have more influence through the use of stall tactics.
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