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  "path": "/2026/02/12/permanent-ban-on-puberty-blockers-and-hormones-for-transgender-minors-clears-missouri-house/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T17:46:45.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Health Care",
    "Legislature",
    "ban",
    "gender-affirming care",
    "Jeff Hales",
    "Jon Patterson",
    "Keri Ingle",
    "Marty Joe Murray",
    "Melissa Schmidt",
    "Missouri",
    "Missouri House",
    "transgender"
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  "textContent": "The Missouri House passed legislation Thursday that would permanently bar doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to transgender minors, sending the bill to the Senate for approval. Lawmakers voted along party lines with 102 Republicans in favor and 40 Democrats voting against the bill. Democratic state Reps. Chanel Mosley from Black Jack and […]",
  "title": "Permanent ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors clears Missouri House"
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