Missouri's Transgender Rights Battle: Governor Threatens to Keep Lawmakers in Session.

Missouri Governor Mike Parson has threatened to call lawmakers into a special session next month if they fail to approve a plan to restrict transgender athletes and gender-related care for adolescents. The GOP-led House and Senate have approved separate bills aimed at addressing concerns about transgender health care for minors, but neither chamber has given an affirmative vote to those plans amid disagreements over the severity of the restrictions. At least 11 states have put policies and laws in place that limit or prohibit the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries for people under 18.