Missouri governor signs controversial bills targeting transgender health care and school sports.

Missouri's Republican governor has signed two bills that will limit transgender minors and some adults from accessing gender-affirming treatments, puberty blockers, hormones, and gender-affirming surgeries, as well as some school sports teams. The bills will come into effect on August 28, and will also prohibit Medicaid from covering transgender health care. The laws have been opposed by major medical organizations and lawsuits have been filed in several states where similar bans have been enacted this year.