Transgender minors won't have access to puberty blockers, hormones or surgery under legislation passed in Missouri
FILE - Glenda Starke wears a transgender flag as a counter protest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
The ban on participating in female sports teams would apply from kindergarten through college, both at public and private schools.Gov. Mike Parson threatened to keep lawmakers working beyond the normal end of their session if they didn't approve the gender-affirming care ban, which would take effect Aug. 28. The ban includes exceptions for minors already getting such treatments.
“When you have kids being surgically and or chemically altered for life for no good reason, yes, it’s time for the government to get involved,” Republican Rep. Brad Hudson told colleagues on the House floor Wednesday.“To deny these children care is to deny them their very existence,” Democratic Rep. Joe Adams said.
that has become, alongside abortion, a major theme running through legislative sessions across the country in 2023. At least 16 states have now enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for minors, and several states are still considering bills this year to restrict or ban care,
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