Wed Sep 27, 2023 – 4:31 pm EDT
JEFFERSON CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Missouri Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed suit against one of the state’s last remaining health centers to continue administering puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones to gender-confused minors without comprehensive mental health reviews, as legally required prior to a newly-enforceable law that bans “transitioning” with or without review.
On September 24, Bailey’s office announced a suit against “Southampton Community Healthcare, Inc., for providing gender transition interventions, such as puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones, to minors without a comprehensive mental health assessment” as required by the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. “This suit comes after Attorney General Bailey’s legal team obtained concessions in open court that providers did not even meet diluted medical standards before allowing children to undergo gender transition procedures.”
The suit is seeking “full restitution” to all individuals “transitioned” by the clinic without such an assessment, a $1,000 civil penalty against the clinic per violation, and an injunction against repeating the offenses in the future.
“As long as I’m Attorney General, I will fight to ensure that Missouri is the safest state in the nation for children,” said Bailey, who is also
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