Missouri's Republican attorney general says his office will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors
People applaud during a rally in favor of legislation banning gender-affirming healthcare for minors, Monday, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — — Missouri's Republican attorney general on Monday said he will limit access tofor minors, sidestepping the GOP-led Senate as it struggles to pass a law banning the practice for children completely.
“I am dedicated to using every legal tool at my disposal to stand in the gap and protect children from being subject to inhumane science experiments,” Bailey said. This is not the first time Bailey has weighed in on transgender health care since taking office in January.of a transgender youth clinic in St. Louis run by Washington University, following allegations of abuse by a former employee. He asked the university to shut down the clinic, but it refused.
“This emergency order flies in the face of the scientific consensus, which is that, with appropriate psychological screening, treatment approaches should affirm an adolescent’s gender identity, not deny it," Akbar said."Research shows that discrimination has adverse effects on the health and well-being of transgender people.”
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