Transgender minors won't have access to puberty blockers, hormones or surgery under legislation passed in Missouri
minors in Missouri no longer will have access to puberty blockers, hormones or gender-affirming surgery under legislation passed by the Republican-led legislature Wednesday.
“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.
Missouri's legislative leaders vowed to stop minors from accessing puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries. And Missouri's Republican attorney general, Andrew Bailey, took up the charge after Parson appointed him to fill the vacant position in January.to make Missouri's largest city a sanctuary for people seeking such medical care.
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