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Missouri Makes Gender-Affirming Care Ban Permanent for Minors

5/19/2026

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Missouri Republicans enacted a law permanently extending the ban on gender-affirming care for minors by removing its 2027 sunset provision.
A wave of 58 anti-LGBTQ proposals in the 2026 session yielded only this law, indicating a rare slowdown.
PROMO credited lobbying, hearing testimony, and over 5,000 personal stories, while advocates now focus on Amendment 3 to repeal reproductive rights and ban gender-transition procedures for minors.

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Story summary

Missouri Republicans enacted a law permanently extending the ban on gender-affirming care for minors by removing its 2027 sunset provision.
A wave of 58 anti-LGBTQ proposals in the 2026 session yielded only this law, indicating a rare slowdown.
PROMO credited lobbying, hearing testimony, and over 5,000 personal stories, while advocates now focus on Amendment 3 to repeal reproductive rights and ban gender-transition procedures for minors.