For First Time in US, State Restricts Gender-Transitioning of Adults and Minors; Missouri Ignites Firestorm

Some say a new emergency rule in Missouri could, in effect, block gender-transitioning medical procedures for many adults and children in that state.
Attorney General Andrew Bailey says he crafted the new rule, believed to be the first in the nation, to protect patients from “deceptive” business practices surrounding transgender procedures.
But the measure sparked a firestorm among transgender-rights activists, saying Bailey has opened a new front in the war over transgender procedures in America.
“This is a nuclear bomb on trans people in Missouri. Its effects will be felt for years if it goes into effect,” activist Erin Reed wrote on Twitter….}