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Valdosta

(331 posts)
Fri Dec 29, 2023, 11:26 AM Dec 2023

Ohio's Republican governor vetoes trans care restriction and sports ban

Ohio’s Republican governor vetoes trans care restriction and sports ban (NBC)

Ohio’s governor vetoed a bill Friday that would have restricted both transition-related care for minors and transgender girls’ participation on school sports teams.

Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto makes him one of only two Republican governors to veto a restriction on gender-affirming care, alongside Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson in 2021, and one of only three Republican governors to veto a trans athlete bill after Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb last year.

In a press conference on Friday following his veto, DeWine said the “gut-wrenching” decision about whether a minor should have access to gender-affirming care “should not be made by the government, should not be made by the state of Ohio,” rather it should be made by the child’s parents and doctors.

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Ohio's Republican governor vetoes trans care restriction and sports ban (Original Post) Valdosta Dec 2023 OP
I am surprised honestly irisblue Dec 2023 #1
Someone took his KoolAid away that day SouthernDem4ever Dec 2023 #2

SouthernDem4ever

(6,618 posts)
2. Someone took his KoolAid away that day
Sat Dec 30, 2023, 10:19 AM
Dec 2023

but I'll take it Would be nice if this were a trend starting up but I won't hold my breath.

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