Missouri Issues 'Emergency Regulation' to Curb Gender Transition Procedures for Minors

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters after taking the oath of office in Jefferson City, Mo., on Jan. 3, 2023. (David A. Lieb/AP Photo) After a Missouri medical clinic refused to voluntarily stop the gender-transitioning of minors, the state’s attorney general announced an “emergency regulation” adding safeguards to the practice temporarily. At the same time, state lawmakers are advancing a law intended to permanently ban these surgical and hormonal interventions for youths. Attorney General Andrew Bailey says existing state law covers “unfair, deceptive, and unconscionable business practices,” and...