Missouri.. banning surgery, medications for transgender minors is constitutional

[Jessica_Rose]

A Missouri judge says a law banning surgery, medications for transgender minors is constitutional

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-missouri-judge-says-a-law-banning-surgery-medications-for-transgender-minors-is-constitutional/ar-AA1uK8rU?ocid=windirect&cvid=9e7a37031f11421c806ee468c111fb72&ei=169

Story by SUMMER BALLENTINE (26 Nov 2024)

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri court on Monday upheld a new state law that bans some gender-affirming health care for minors, a victory for supporters of the ban as a multitude of lawsuits against similar bans in other states continue to play out.

Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey said in a statement that Missouri is the "first state in the nation to successfully defend such a law at the trial court level."

"I'm extremely proud of the thousands of hours my office put in to shine a light on the lack of evidence supporting these irreversible procedures," Bailey said. "We will never stop fighting to ensure Missouri is the safest state in the nation for children."

Every major medical organization, including the American Medical Association, has opposed the bans on gender-affirming care for minors...

Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Missouri, which are representing the plaintiffs who sued to overturn the law, on Monday said they will appeal the ruling.

Most adults still are allowed to access gender-affirming health care under the Missouri law, but Medicaid won't cover it.

Wright County Circuit Court Judge Craig Carter disagreed. In his ruling, the southern Missouri judge wrote that he believes there's "an almost total lack of consensus as to the medical ethics of adolescent gender dysphoria treatment."