Missouri Senate Advances Bill Banning Transgender Care for Minors

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Missouri Senate Advances Bill Banning Transgender Care for Minors
Missouri Senate Advances Bill Banning Transgender Care for Minors

The Missouri Independent

March 23, 2023—A bill that would stop physicians from providing gender- affirming care to transgender minors who have not already begun treatment passed Missouri’s Senate Thursday in a party-line vote.

The legislation originally sought to ban all gender-affirming care, but after negotiations was amended to allow transgender youth to continue their treatment if they started b…