The legislation, which includes an exemption for people already receiving treatment, now goes to the desk of the Republican governor.
Tag: Missouri
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Efforts to Restrict Transgender Health Care Face Pushback in Three States
As Republicans move to limit gender-transitioning treatments, a sustained veto in Kansas, a judge’s order in Missouri and federal intervention in Tennessee have emerged as barriers.
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Republicans Try to Keep Abortion Ballot Issues Off the Ballot
After abortion rights supporters swept six ballot measures last year, Republican legislatures seek to make it harder to get on the ballot, and harder to win if there is a vote.
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Missouri to Restrict Medical Care for Transgender Adults, Citing Consumer Protection Law
In his emergency regulation, the state attorney general said it was necessary to put up “substantial guardrails” around gender-transitioning treatments, because they were considered “experimental.”
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If Tennessee’s Legislature Looks Broken, It’s Not Alone
State legislatures around the country — plagued by partisan division, uncompetitive races and gerrymandering — reflect the current pressures on democracy.