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Missouri judge declines to block ban on gender-affirming care (thehill.com)
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A Missouri law banning gender-affirming health care for transgender minors and some adults will take effect Monday after a circuit court judge on Friday declined to block it.

St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Steven Ohmer on Friday rejected a request to temporarily block the enforcement of Missouri’s gender-affirming care ban, writing in an order that “petitioners have not clearly shown a sufficient threat of irreparable injury absent injunctive relief.”

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

writing in an order that “petitioners have not clearly shown a sufficient threat of irreparable injury absent injunctive relief.”

Basically every piece of research we have done on the topic over the last several decades has pointed in the same direction: That timely gender-affirming care improves, and often saves, trans people's lives, both adults and children.

And it's worth pointing out that a blanket ban is not based on clinical merit. A blanket ban doesn't allow the specifics of a patient's case to be considered. It is a statement that gender-affirming care is never appropriate. It is purely ideological, and it will lead to the suffering and death of trans people.

These people have blood on their hands. I hope, one day, that they are held responsible for their actions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This judge had to literally be sticking his head in the ground yelling "I'm not listening" to not see a) the literal mountain and decades of research that completely contradict his statement and b) his multitude of colleagues that have blocked these bans already based on this actual evidence.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Conservatism is hate. It is oppression. It is misogyny, racism, bigotry, xenophobia, homophobia, antisemitism and transphobia. Conservatism is inappropriate in all its forms.

Do your part in your daily life to combat conservatism. Teach your children why we don't do business or keep relationships with conservatives. Marginalize hate by marginalizing the hate group.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

This is ridiculous. It's like saying we aren't to stop conversion therapy because there's not enough proof that it's harmful. Of course it is. Of course it's harmful to deny trans people care. What a crock of shit.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

A Missouri law banning gender-affirming health care for transgender minors and some adults will take effect Monday after a circuit court judge on Friday declined to block it.

St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Steven Ohmer on Friday rejected a request to temporarily block the enforcement of Missouri’s gender-affirming care ban, writing in an order that “petitioners have not clearly shown a sufficient threat of irreparable injury absent injunctive relief.”

The law, Senate Bill 49, prohibits health care providers from administering medications including puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy to treat gender dysphoria in minors, with an exception carved out for transgender young people who began treatment before Aug. 28.

The measure also bars transgender youths under 18 from receiving gender-affirming surgeries and prohibits MO HealthNet, the state’s Medicaid program, from covering transition-related procedures.

Missouri prisons, jails and correctional centers under the new law are also unable to provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender inmates irrespective of age.

The law, which hit several stumbling blocks before it was able to advance through both chambers of the legislature, will lapse after four years thanks to a “sunset” provision added after hours of closed-door negotiations between party leadership in the state Senate.

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