Missouri's Trans Health Care Restrictions Spark Fear and Protest.

Missouri is set to impose new restrictions on people of all ages seeking transition-related care, potentially prohibiting transgender adults across the state from accessing hormones. The regulation was the first of its kind in the United States, and it has caused chaos and terror among transgender Missourians. The order stipulates that patients must have exhibited a “persistent and intense pattern of gender dysphoria” for at least three years, and that dysphoria must be medically documented. Patients have to go through 18 months of therapy with at least 15 sessions, and they have to have “resolved” all other mental health comorbidities. They also have to undergo a screening for autism.