Kansas City Is Now Sanctuary City for Those Seeking Gender-Affirming Care
The action by Missouri's largest city comes as the state is about to enact restrictions.
May 12, 2023
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The action by Missouri's largest city comes as the state is about to enact restrictions.
One advocate said the investigation has created a “hostile environment” for the local trans and healthcare communities.
The former AG behind Missouri’s anti-trans snitch line, all-ages health care crackdowns, and sweeping subpoenas of providers is now the FBI’s second-in-command.
Andrew Bailey's emergency rule has been blocked in court, but now the state is set to enact a ban on this care for minors and certain adults.
Ruling in Bailey’s favor, Stelzer said the AG’s office has “broad investigative powers” and that Bailey has the right to obtain any documents that aren’t protected by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Missouri, representing the families and organizations suing to challenge the ban, plan to appeal.
The regulation affects both transgender adults and youth.
The ban on care for trans minors and certain adults is set to go into effect August 28.
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It's now the 20th state to ban gender-affirming care for minors.
The move is the latest in a series of states that have tried to launch ways to report transgender issues to authorities; such attempts in other states have not been successful.
His proposed restrictions amount to a ban on gender-affirming care for both youth and adults, according to activists.
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Judge Joseph Whyte wrote that Missouri consumer protections do not require “blind obedience to the attorney general’s civil investigative demands."
He called the care experimental and claimed that to protect children, access to gender-affirming care required his intervention.