Controversial doctors aid in Republican attack on transgender healthcare in Missouri.

Republican politicians promoting legislation to restrict gender-affirming care for minors have turned to a handful of controversial doctors, all of whom have ties to rightwing groups and little experience treating transgender patients. These doctors have collectively testified in dozens of lawsuits related to trans rights and have connections to organizations that oppose gender transition on religious or moral grounds. Despite the medical consensus about the safety and efficacy of gender-affirming care, their views have contributed to the growing opposition across the US to youth access to such care.