Kansas City considers becoming sanctuary city for transgender treatments

A Kansas City Council committee is set to consider a resolution Wednesday to make the city a sanctuary for people seeking gender transition treatments and medical professionals who provide such care even as Missouri looks to restrict the practice.

Local LGTBQ advocates proposed the resolution while Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) is bringing forward new restrictions on transgender procedures for children and adults, The Associated Press reported.

The local proposal states that the city will not prosecute or fine any person or organization involved in seeking, providing, receiving or helping a person receive transgender care such as hormones, puberty blockers and surgery.

If the state passes a law imposing criminal or civil punishment on transgender treatments, Kansas City personnel will make enforcing the law "their lowest priority," the resolution states.

It comes as a judge is considering Bailey's proposed emergency rule that would require adults and children to receive more than a year of therapy and fulfill certain other requirements before receiving puberty blockers, hormones and surgery.

The resolution could go before the entire city council Thursday if it passes the Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee on Wednesday.

Madeleine Hubbard is an international correspondent for Just the News. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram.