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This bill, known as the Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, establishes comprehensive restrictions on gender transition-related medical procedures for individuals under 18 years old. The legislation prohibits health care providers from performing gender transition surgeries or prescribing cross-sex hormones and puberty-blocking drugs to minors, with narrow exceptions for individuals already receiving such treatments prior to August 28, 2023, or for specific medical conditions like disorders of sex development. The bill defines key terms such as biological sex, gender transition, and cross-sex hormones, and establishes significant legal consequences for healthcare providers who violate these provisions, including potential license revocation. Additionally, the bill creates a legal framework allowing individuals who received gender transition treatments as minors to sue healthcare providers up to 15 years after turning 21, with potential damages of at least $500,000 and the ability to recover triple the assessed damages. The legislation explicitly protects First Amendment speech and medical interventions for specific diagnosed medical conditions, while emphasizing a strict interpretation of biological sex based on chromosomes, hormones, and physical characteristics at birth.

Health and Social Services

https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=491