Missouri transgender clinic will no longer prescribe hormone drugs to minors due to new state lawBy Allie Griffin
Published Sep. 11, 2023
A Missouri transgender clinic that came under fire for its alleged rush to prescribe hormone drugs to children will end the practice due to a new state law.
The Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital “will no longer prescribe puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones to minors for purposes of gender transition,” the university announced Monday.
The center became a catalyst for state legislators to draft the new law, which bars hormone therapy for minors under 18 after a whistleblower came forward in February to claim physicians doled out hormone drugs to kids with little screening of their mental health issues.
A former caseworker at the clinic, Jamie Reed, said its practices were “morally and medically appalling” and were “permanently harming” children by failing to take into account “red flag” mental health concerns, glossing over potential side effects and ignoring the few who later decided to detransition.
The newly enacted law only provides an exemption for patients who were already receiving gender-confirming hormone meds prior to Aug. 28.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/09/11/washington-university-transgender-center-no-longer-prescribing-hormone-drugs-to-kids/
