{"id":2014101,"date":"2023-08-28T10:40:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T14:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-judge-upholds-ban-on-transgender-surgeries-for-minors\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T10:42:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T14:42:32","slug":"missouri-judge-upholds-ban-on-transgender-surgeries-for-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-judge-upholds-ban-on-transgender-surgeries-for-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri judge supports ban on transgender surgeries for minors."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmissouri-judge-upholds-ban-on-transgender-surgeries-for-minors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2014101&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Landmark Ruling: Missouri Bans \u2062Transgender Surgeries for Minors<\/h2>\n<p>In a groundbreaking decision,\u200d a judge in Missouri has recently\u2062 ruled to \u200callow a ban on transgender surgeries and\u200c other treatments for \u2064minors. This ruling has significant implications\u2062 for transgender-identifying youth across\u2062 America, as it restricts their access \u2064to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vince-coglianese-rips-into-liberals-for-celebrating-death-of-unvaxxed-instead-of-holding-elites-like-fauci-accountable\/\" title=\"Vince Coglianese Rips Into Liberals For Celebrating Death Of Unvaxxed Instead Of Holding Elites Like Fauci Accountable\">vital medical care<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling, issued by St. \u200dLouis \u2062Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer, specifically prohibits health care providers from performing transgender\u2062 surgeries on minors, effective \u2064immediately. This means that transgender \u2062youth seeking these procedures will now face\u200c significant barriers in receiving the care\u2063 they \u200dneed.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2064 minors who had already begun taking puberty blockers or \u2062hormones prior to August 28th will be allowed to continue their treatments, any \u2063other children looking to start these \u2062therapies will be denied access.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/a-medical-scandal-as-horrific-as-lobotomies-dr-miriam-grossman-on-gender-affirming-care-and-what-parents-must-know-5480787\">A Medical Scandal as Horrific as\u200c Lobotomies: Dr. Miriam Grossman on \u2018Gender-Affirming Care\u2019 and What Parents Must Know<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/26\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/parental-rights-coalition-opponents-clash-in-los-angeles-over-secret-gender-transitions-5479766\">Parental Rights Coalition, \u200cOpponents Clash in Los Angeles Over Secret Gender Transitions<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/24\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, this ban extends beyond minors. Some adults will also lose access \u200dto care that\u200c supports their gender\u200d identity due to changes in Medicaid funding. Additionally, \u2064transgender inmates will not be provided\u200d with these procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Physicians who violate \u2062this\u200c ban risk having their licenses revoked and facing\u200b prosecution by their patients. \u2063Former patients have up to \u200b15 years to \u2062file a lawsuit, and if\u200d successful, they may receive compensation \u2063of at least $500,000.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to\u200b note that this law is\u200c set to expire\u200b in \u2064August 2027. However,\u2062 Judge Ohmer emphasized in his ruling that the plaintiffs&#8217; arguments were \u200b&#8221;unpersuasive and not likely to succeed.&#8221; \u2062He stated that the science and medical evidence \u200bsurrounding transgender \u200btreatments are conflicting \u2064and unclear, raising more questions than answers.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of \u2064the law argue \u200cthat gender-affirming \u200dmedical treatments are unsafe and untested. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey&#8217;s office celebrated\u2063 their victory \u2063in blocking the law, stating that they successfully defended the ban on the &#8220;mutilation&#8221; of children.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri is \u200bnot alone in enacting legislation to\u200d restrict transgender surgeries \u2063and \u2064treatments for minors. Over \u200d20 states have \u200dimplemented similar laws, although some are\u2062 still awaiting enforcement or have been \u200btemporarily \u2063halted by the courts. These laws often limit access\u200d to hormone therapies, puberty blockers, and transition surgeries for transgender minors.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is worth noting\u200b that\u2064 not all states are following the same path. In Texas, state District Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel issued \u2063a contrasting \u2063ruling \u200con the \u2062same\u2064 day, \u200bsiding with families who argued that the ban would violate \u2064parental rights and harm transgender children \u200dwho require recommended treatments. Judge Cantu Hexsel\u2063 emphasized\u2064 the importance\u200d of\u200c physicians&#8217; ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-judge-upholds-ban-on-transgender-surgeries-for-minors\/\" title=\"Missouri judge supports ban on transgender surgeries for minors.\">follow evidence-based clinical practice guidelines<\/a> and their duty to prioritize\u200c their patients&#8217; well-being.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 state of Texas has filed an appeal with the Texas Supreme Court, \u200ctemporarily suspending\u200c the lower court&#8217;s\u200b decision. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhattan-da-moves-to-restrict-trumps-access-to-some-evidence\/\" title=\"Manhattan DA Moves To Restrict Trump\u2019s Access To Some Evidence\">legal battle continues<\/a>, and the outcome will have significant implications \u200dfor\u200d transgender \u200cindividuals \u200cin Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Missouri judge&#8217;s ruling on Aug. 25 permits a ban on transgender surgeries and treatments for minors in the state. This restricts the options for transgender youth seeking medical care in America. St. Louis Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer&#8217;s decision prohibits healthcare providers from performing such surgeries on minors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1843,"featured_media":2014102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2014101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1843"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2014101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2014102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2014101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2014101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2014101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}