US EditionMissouri lawmakers ban transgender care, athletics
- Missouri lawmakers passed legislation banning access to puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery for transgender minors.
- The ban also affects some adults, as Medicaid will no longer cover gender-affirming care in Missouri and transgender and nonbinary prisoners and inmates will no longer be able to get surgeries.
- Lawmakers also approved a ban on transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams at all levels of school.
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Missouri lawmakers pass gender-affirming care ban for minors and anti-trans sports bill
Missouri lawmakers passed two bills Wednesday that would bar transgender athletes from playing on school sports teams that align with their gender and ban gender-affirming care for minors, the latest state to advance such legislation as transgender rights have become a marquee issue for the Republican Party.
Missouri lawmakers ban gender-affirming care, trans athletes; Kansas City moves to defy state
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers approved two bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming health care for minors, and prevent transgender girls and women from participating on female sports teams.
Missouri lawmakers ban gender-affirming care, trans athletes; Kansas City moves to defy state
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers approved two bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming health care for minors, and prevent transgender girls and women from participating on female sports teams.
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