Lawsuit seeks to block Missouri attorney general restrictions on transgender health care
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s emergency rule blocking access to certain medical procedures for transgender children and adults faces a lawsuit seeking to block implementation days before it is scheduled to go into effect.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri and Lambda Legal filed the lawsuit Monday in St. Louis County calling Bailey’s rule “an attempt to legislate behind closed doors.”
The 46-page lawsuit asks the court to block Bailey’s emergency order “to protect Missourians,” including five plaintiffs who would be harmed if it is allowed to be enacted as scheduled Thursday.
Bailey published an initial press release March 20, announcing an emergency rule to “protect children.” The final language, released April 13, would impact transgender adults and children by setting barriers to access gender-affirming care.
https://missouriindependent.com/2023/04/24/aclu-lambda-legal-lawsuit/
