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Advocates for transgender people say they can’t completely celebrate Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's withdrawal of a rule limiting gender-affirming care — which would have also applied to adults — because Gov. Mike Parson is expected to sign a bill that limits such care for minors.
Advocates for transgender people say they can’t completely celebrate Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's withdrawal of a rule limiting gender-affirming care because Gov. Mike Parson is expected to sign a bill that limits such care for minors into law.
Transgender people in Missouri are bracing for sweeping restrictions to take effect April 27. The restrictions apply to people of all ages — which surprised health providers and patients because the attorney general's office framed the move as a tool to “protect children.”
Transgender people and doctors in Missouri warn that discarding years of established health care practices will put patients' lives at risk.
Clinics in Missouri that provide medical gender-affirming care to transgender and nonbinary people are rushing to book patients before an emergency rule limiting such care starts next week. Under the rule, some restrictions don’t apply to providers treating people who already have begun receiving hormones, undergone surgeries or begun other medical procedures.