{"id":2014501,"date":"2023-08-28T16:36:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T20:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-child-transition-ban-is-warning-shot-to-medical-establishment-andrew-bailey\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T16:39:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T20:39:04","slug":"missouri-child-transition-ban-is-warning-shot-to-medical-establishment-andrew-bailey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-child-transition-ban-is-warning-shot-to-medical-establishment-andrew-bailey\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri child transition ban sends message to medical establishment: Andrew Bailey"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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-child-transition-ban-is-warning-shot-to-medical-establishment-andrew-bailey%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=2014501&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>Missouri&#8217;s Child Protection Laws Take Effect, Sending \u2063a Warning to the Medical Establishment<\/h2>\n<p>As Missouri&#8217;s restrictions on child genital \u2064mutilation and chemical \u200ccastration come into force, state Attorney General Andrew Bailey sees this as a judicial\u2063 &#8220;warning shot&#8221; to the \u200cAmerican medical establishment.<\/p>\n<p>The Show Me State recently passed laws \u2062prohibiting doctors from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/limited-government-isnt-everything\/\" title=\"Limited Government Isn\u2019t Everything.\">prescribing puberty blockers<\/a>, cross-sex hormones, and genital mutilation \u200csurgeries for children. These laws also establish avenues to sue doctors and put\u2063 their medical licenses\u2062 at risk.<\/p>\n<h3>A Rare Win in Transgender\u200d Ban Litigation<\/h3>\n<p>Bailey&#8217;s office achieved a\u2062 significant victory in court on Friday\u2063 when a judge denied a motion to block \u200bthe laws from \u2064taking effect during ongoing litigation. This\u2064 is a\u2062 rare feat in transgender ban litigation, making Missouri the first state to successfully defeat \u200ba trial\u2064 court injunction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The science and medical evidence is conflicting and unclear,&#8221; wrote\u2062 Missouri Circuit\u2062 Court Judge Stephen R. Ohmer. &#8220;Accordingly, the evidence raises more questions than answers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bailey, who has made child protection a\u2063 top priority since taking office, stated, &#8220;It&#8217;s left-wing ideology\u200b masquerading as \u2063medicine, \u200band I think we&#8217;ve begun to smoke that out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a huge win\u200c for protecting children\u2062 in the state of Missouri,&#8221; he\u2063 added. &#8220;I want Missouri to be the safest state in the nation for children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Challenging \u200dMedical Professionals&#8217; Expertise<\/h3>\n<p>Ohmer&#8217;s ruling also lends legitimacy \u200bto elected officials \u200dchallenging the &#8220;expertise&#8221;\u200c of medical\u200c professionals who\u200c use their \u200bcredentials to defend their \u200bopinions. Bailey believes this victory is based on counterevidence brought to court, which contradicts the \u200dAmerican medical\u2062 establishment&#8217;s claim that\u2063 gender transitions for children\u200c are medically necessary and safe.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey&#8217;s office\u2062 presented evidence that many of the drugs prescribed for children&#8217;s medical interventions are not approved by the Food and\u200d Drug Administration. He also highlighted the American Medical Association&#8217;s differential\u2062 treatment of gender dysphoria\u2063 compared \u2063to \u2063other psychological disorders.<\/p>\n<p>Questioning \u200bMedical Expertise<\/p>\n<p>Bailey \u2062argues that the capacity for \u2062regulators to question medical expertise is not unprecedented, citing historical examples such as lobotomies for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-counties-prepare-for-missed-payments-amid-budget-standoff\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania counties brace for payment delays amidst budget standoff.\">mental \u200dhealth patients<\/a>. He believes that history will judge the current \u2064practices of child transition in \u2064a \u200csimilar\u2064 light.<\/p>\n<p>He also points to the questionable medical\u200c determinations made by \u2063officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci, which have fueled skepticism and reliance on self-proclaimed experts.<\/p>\n<h3>Shifting Legal Landscape<\/h3>\n<p>Bailey sees the\u2064 courtroom as the appropriate venue to decide these issues, as \u2064it aims to uncover the truth and veracity\u2063 of certain claims. He\u2063 notes\u200d that the national legal landscape is shifting \u2062in favor of\u200b bans\u2063 on these \u2062procedures, citing a recent U.S. appeals court decision \u2062reinstating a similar Alabama law.<\/p>\n<p>Putting the \u200bPro-Child \u200bTransition Side on Display<\/p>\n<p>Bailey&#8217;s\u200d focus is \u2062on exposing\u2063 the pro-child transition side by challenging \u2063their reliance on weak scientific\u2062 studies\u200b and ignoring evidence from Europe that \u2063highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-child-transition-ban-is-warning-shot-to-medical-establishment-andrew-bailey\/\" title=\"Missouri child transition ban sends message to medical establishment: Andrew Bailey\">dangerous long-term\u2063 health consequences<\/a> of these\u2063 procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Continued\u200b Court Battle<\/p>\n<p>While \u200dMissouri&#8217;s\u2062 laws are still being challenged in court, they will be enforced during the trial. The court has \u2063already stated \u200bthat\u200d the challengers\u2062 are unlikely to succeed due to the lack of scientific evidence. Children who\u200d have already begun medical\u2063 intervention will be allowed to continue.<\/p>\n<p>The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri has vowed to \u200ccontinue \u200bthe court battle, \u200dstating that the case is not\u2062 over and \u2064will proceed to a full trial on the merits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>blocking drugs to minors and prohibiting genital mutilation procedures on children. Attorney General Andrew Bailey believes that his successful defense of these laws in court sends a strong message to the medical community. 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