The legislature also passed a bill Wednesday to prevent transgender girls and women from competing on female sports teams.
on Wednesday to ban gender-affirming health care for transgender minors and another bill that would prevent transgender girls and women from competing on girls' and women's sports teams. The bills were sent to Republican Governor Mike Parson to sign.
Another bill, to ban transgender girls and women from participating in female sports teams, would apply from kindergarten through college, both at public and private schools. Schools that allow transgender girls and women to play on such teams would lose state funding. Parson is expected to sign both bills. He 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.
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