Flags are raised during a rally at City Hall in New York City, USA, on October 24, 2018, to protest the Trump administration’s reported transgender proposal to narrow the definition of gender at birth to male or female. Man. Photo credit: Brendan McDermid/REUTERS
CLAYTON, Missouri (AP) — A judge in Missouri on Wednesday temporarily suspended a first-of-its-kind rule limiting access to gender-affirming health care for transgender children and adults. bottom.
St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Ellen Ribaudo has put Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s emergency rule on transgender health care on hold until at least Monday.
Bailey touts the rule as a way to protect minors from experimental treatments, even though pubertal blockers and sex hormones have been prescribed for decades. also applies to
Transgender Missourians and health care providers have filed a lawsuit to block Thursday’s planned entry into force. They argued that Bailey acted beyond his powers by evading the Republican-led Congress and attempting to regulate gender-affirming healthcare under state consumer protection laws.
Their attorney, Tony Rosato of the American Civil Liberties Union in Missouri, told Rivaldo at a court hearing on Wednesday that the regulation will “immediately” affect people who may lose access to drugs, including puberty blockers and sex hormones. , causing serious and potentially irreparable harm,” he said.
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He and other lawyers said transgender people who do not receive gender-affirming care are at risk of suicide.
They requested a delay of up to 30 days while Rivaldo considered the case. Instead, it postponed the implementation of Bailey’s order until 5 p.m. Monday.
Assistant Attorney General Joshua Devine argued that Bailey’s order did not prohibit gender-affirming care.
The rule requires people who have experienced an “intense pattern” of gender identity disorder for three years and have at least 15 hours of sessions with a therapist for at least 18 months before undergoing puberty blockers, hormones, surgery, or other treatment. Patients must also be screened for autism and “social media addiction” first, and psychiatric symptoms due to mental health issues treated and resolved.
Some people are able to keep their prescriptions while they receive the necessary evaluations.
Devine said the rules provide “basic procedural guardrails.” He cited research showing that a high percentage of transitioning children deal with mental health issues. .
Those filing the lawsuit allege that Bailey acted beyond his authority to evade Republican-led Congress and seek to regulate gender-affirming healthcare under state consumer protection laws. .
“We don’t allow the Attorney General to make laws or pretend to be a doctor,” Rosato said.
Bailey issued restrictions after launching a study into the University of Washington Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in February. It was caused by a former employee who claimed to have been harassed, and insufficient individualized case reviews and wraparound mental health services. was determined to be
Bailey’s effort to crack down on gender-affirming healthcare began with Republican lawmakers across the country proposing hundreds of laws aimed at transgender people. At least 13 states have enacted laws that limit or prohibit gender-affirming care for minors.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved puberty blockers 30 years ago to treat children with precocious puberty. Sex hormones — synthetic forms of estrogen and testosterone — were approved decades ago to treat hormonal disorders and as oral contraceptives.
The FDA has not approved drugs specifically to treat gender questioning youth. However, they have been used for “off-label” purposes for many years. This is a common and accepted practice for many medical conditions. It says it means
Critics have expressed concern about children changing their minds. However, little research exists, although evidence suggests that detransition is not as common as some advocates of treatment for transgender youth claim.
Valentine was reported from the city of Jefferson, Missouri.
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Flags are raised during a rally at City Hall in New York City, USA, on October 24, 2018, to protest the Trump administration’s reported transgender proposal to narrow the definition of gender at birth to male or female. people who are Photo credit: Brendan McDermid/REUTERS