The Missouri attorney general promises to “root out any case of child abuse” that may have occurred at a transgender clinic for youths.
In a statement released late on Feb. 17, Attorney General Andrew Bailey also criticized Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital for continuing to prescribe hormones to children amid an investigation.
That decision “calls into question how seriously they’re taking their internal investigation,” Bailey said, as the center also faces state and federal probes.
A spokeswoman for the center did not immediately respond to The Epoch Times’ request for comment.
Because of the controversy, Missouri has become a focal point in the national debate over transgender medical procedures for young people. While transgender rights activists say youths should be entitled to “gender-affirming care,” other people are concerned about the long-term effects of these procedures….