Children Should Not Have to Wait for the Courts to Protect Them
A recent federal court ruling temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Justice from obtaining records related to minors who received gender-related procedures at Stanford Medicine while litigation continues.
The decision does not resolve the underlying issues. Instead, it highlights how these questions will likely remain tied up in court for years as judges continue to weigh competing legal claims.
For Missouri families, that reality underscores an important point.
Children should not have to wait for years of litigation before receiving the protections they deserve.
Courtrooms Cannot Replace the Responsibility to Protect Children
Across the country, lawsuits involving gender-related procedures for minors continue to move through the courts. Questions about parental rights, medical practices, government authority, and the responsibilities of hospitals are being argued before judges rather than settled through clear public policy.
Those legal proceedings will continue, but children continue growing while those cases are decided.
Families should not have to depend on years of courtroom battles to know whether their children will be protected from permanent medical procedures.
Parents Need Clear Laws, Not Years of Uncertainty
When issues affecting children remain tied up in litigation, uncertainty becomes the norm.
Hospitals adjust policies. Government agencies change direction. Court rulings are appealed. Families are left wondering which protections remain in place and which could change with the next decision.
Parents deserve better than that.
They deserve laws that clearly establish that children should not be subjected to puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or gender transition procedures while they are still developing physically, emotionally, and mentally.
Missouri Can Provide the Certainty Families Deserve
Rather than waiting for federal courts to resolve every legal dispute, Missouri has the opportunity to provide lasting protection for its own children.
Amendment 3 permanently prohibits puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender transition procedures for minors. It establishes a clear standard that places the well-being of children ahead of changing political priorities and years of legal uncertainty.
Missouri families should not have to wonder whether future court decisions will determine how their children are protected.
They can establish those protections themselves.
Protecting Children Should Never Be Put on Hold
Court cases will continue. Appeals will be filed. New legal challenges will emerge.
While those battles unfold, children deserve more than uncertainty.
They deserve parents who are empowered to guide them, laws that protect them from irreversible medical procedures, and leaders who are willing to act before harm occurs rather than after years of litigation.
Her Health Her Future is committed to protecting children, supporting parents, and helping Missouri lead with wisdom and conviction.
Now is the time to pass Amendment 3 and ensure that Missouri families have clear, lasting protections that do not depend on the outcome of the next court case.
