KANSAS CITY — Officials in Missouri's largest city approved a resolution Thursday to declare it a sanctuary for people seeking or providing gender-affirming care, defying state lawmakers who voted a day earlier to ban such care for minors and restrict it for some adults.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker agrees with Kansas City Council's actions:
In a statement from her office, Baker said, " All forms of government should firmly stand against discrimination. My office does. We will continue to take all legal and appropriate steps under Missouri law to protect trans people -- who are increasingly targeted for violence and exploitation. Rather than focusing on crimnalizing trans individuals, the criminal justice system should seek to protect them. Each person needs to know they can seek health care for their needs and that those needs will be addressed."
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