Missouri Lifts Restrictions on Transgender Care for Minors and Adults

Missouri has ended an emergency rule that would have limited gender-affirming care for minors and some adults in the state. The rule would have required minors and adults to undergo over a year of therapy and reach other requirements before being allowed to receive access to gender-affirming care like puberty blockers, surgeries and hormones. The move to end the rule comes after lawmakers in Missouri passed a bill last week that would ban minors getting such care in the state. The legislature also approved a bill last week that would ban trans athletes from competing on female sports teams, outlawing it in both public and private schools.