Judge temporarily halts Missouri’s new rule that will force trans adults & teens to detransition

A judge has temporarily halted a Missouri rule that critics say could force transgender adults and young people to detransition.

Related: Missouri is about to force trans adults & teens to detransition. The ACLU is suing.

PBS News Hour reports that St. Louis County Circuit Judge Ellen Ribaudo put the rule, which was intended to go into effect today, on hold until 5 p.m. Monday.

The rule would require both minors and adults in Missouri to receive 15 hourly sessions with a therapist over at least 18 months before receiving gender-affirming care such as hormone therapy or puberty blockers. They would also have to be screened for autism and “social media addiction,” and any mental health issues would have to be treated and resolved before they would be eligible for treatment for gender dysphoria.

Notably, Bailey’s messaging around the rule framed it as “protecting” children from what he falsely characterized as “experimental” medical treatments, but the final rule as filed with Missouri’s Secretary of State on April 13 included no age limits and thus applies to trans people of all ages.

Earlier this week, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Missouri, along with Lambda Legal and Bryan Cave Leighton LLP, filed a lawsuit…

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