Clinic that pressured parents into sex change care for their trans kids shutters in 'huge win' for child safety The transgender clinic at St. Louis Children's Hospital shuttered last week Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey says he is still pursuing 'bad actors' READ MORE: California law BANS parents from finding out when kids transition By James Reinl, Social Affairs Correspondent, For Dailymail.Com Published: 10:58 EDT, 17 July 2024 | Updated: 10:58 EDT, 17 July 2024 e-mail View comments A Missouri clinic that pressured parents into letting their kids undergo risky sex change procedures has shuttered in what officials hail as a 'huge win' for child safety in the state.
The Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital shuttered last week, following an outcry over claims that doctors there pushed puberty blockers and other procedures on minors. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Tuesday said the clinic had 'mutilated' too many kids and that its closure was a 'major step' toward halting controversial sex change procedures.
'I want Missouri to be the safest state in the nation for children,' said the dad-of-four. 'The closure of any clinic that has mutilated children is a major step towards that goal. I will not stop until the clandestine network of clinics mutilating children is permanently dismantled, and bad actors are held accountable.
' The Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital reportedly shuttered.
