Court hearings are underway to determine whether a new Missouri law banning minors from receiving gender-affirming healthcare will take effect as scheduled Monday
Republican Missouri Atty. Gen. Andrew Bailey and the families of transgender children are in court this week fighting over whether a new law banning minors from receiving gender-affirming healthcare will take effect as scheduled Monday.
Hearings over pausing the law are taking place this week in Springfield. A judge is expected to rule before Monday.The law, signed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson in June, would prohibit Missouri healthcare providers from providing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries to minors. Minors prescribed puberty blockers or hormones before Aug. 28 would be able to continue to receive those treatments.
Most adults would still have access to transgender healthcare under the law, but Medicaid wouldn’t cover it. In court briefs, the attorney general’s office argued that the law is not discriminatory because it “applies evenly to boys and girls.”“The only distinction made is based on the condition to be treated,” lawyers for the office wrote. “Puberty blockers, testosterone, and estrogen can all still be used to treat various conditions . They just cannot be used as an experimental response to gender dysphoria.
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