Bill > SB236

This bill establishes the "Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act". The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Defining important terms related to gender identity and gender transition procedures, such as "biological sex", "cross-sex hormones", "gender reassignment surgery", and "puberty-blocking drugs". 2. Prohibiting physicians and other healthcare providers from providing gender transition procedures, including puberty-blocking drugs, cross-sex hormones, and gender reassignment surgery, to individuals under the age of 18. 3. Considering the provision of gender transition procedures to individuals under 18 as unprofessional conduct, which may subject healthcare providers to discipline by licensing entities or review boards. 4. Allowing individuals under 18 who have undergone gender transition procedures in violation of the Act to bring a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit against the healthcare provider under the state's existing medical liability laws. The bill aims to restrict certain medical treatments and procedures related to gender transition for minors in the state of Missouri.

https://www.senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=44668