Missouri AG's Lawsuit Targets Transgender Policies in Wentzville Schools

Attorneys representing a St. Louis clinic that provides transgender care have vowed to fight a lawsuit filed by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, calling it a "desperate overreach." The lawsuit alleges that the clinic violated state law by providing transgender care to minor patients without adequate mental health assessments. The clinic's attorneys argue that Bailey is distorting consumer protection laws to interfere with healthcare access and accuse him of prioritizing erasing transness over addressing more pressing issues. The lawsuit comes in the midst of an ongoing fight over a new Missouri law restricting transgender healthcare for minors.