GOP Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Vetoes Anti-Trans Bill

The Columbus Dispatch reports:

Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday struck down legislation that would have banned transgender girls from female sports and restricted the medical care of transgender minors.

House Bill 68, which cleared the House and Senate earlier this month, would have prevented doctors from prescribing hormones, puberty blockers or gender reassignment surgery before patients turn 18. It also would have prohibited transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams in high school and college.

“Were I to sign House Bill 68, or were House Bill 68 to become law, Ohio would be saying that the state, that the government knows better what is medically best for a child than the two people who love that child the most, their parents,” DeWine said.

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BREAKING: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, VETOES anti-trans bill containing bans on medical care for minors and sports participation. WATCH: https://t.co/2qyIWvvaYI

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) December 29, 2023

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) struck down a bill that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors, preserving care for residents beyond his state because families of transgender youths who live in states with bans have traveled to Ohio for treatment. https://t.co/l8bCrkss3W

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 29, 2023

#BREAKING | Gov. DeWine vetoes transgender medical care and sports bill from becoming law — https://t.co/JySloedmgi pic.twitter.com/qZ5UXkksHc

— 10TV (@10TV) December 29, 2023

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