- cross-posted to:
- stlouis@midwest.social
- stlouis@lemmy.ml
- missouri@lemmy.ml
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1168894
Transgender minors and some adults in Missouri will soon be banned from accessing puberty blockers, hormones, and gender-affirming surgeries under a bill signed Wednesday by the state’s Republican governor.
Beginning Aug. 28, Missouri healthcare providers won’t be able to prescribe those gender-affirming treatments for teens and children. Most adults will still have access to transgender health care under the law, but Medicaid won’t cover it.
- DarraignTheSane ( @Darraign@midwest.social ) English6•1 year ago
Because obviously no one knows better about healthcare than fascist Republican politicians. Doctors? Pssh.
- scoobford ( @scoobford@lemmy.one ) English4•1 year ago
Uh…wasn’t a ban just like this overturned less than a week ago by a federal court?
This is bad, but I’m not sure we have reason to worry that this will actually stand.
Yep, Florida tried the same shit and was shut down by a Federal judge. I don’t know if that was the last stage in that appeals process though.
Also from the article, this is only a temporary measure. It’s only in effect for 4 years. I guess that was all the more of a win that the GOP needed to rally their christo-fascist base…?