Arkansas legislature overrides veto of transgender surgery bill. Hutchinson gets held to account
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Jazz ShawPosted at 8:52 am on April 7, 2021
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As we discussed yesterday, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson inexplicably vetoed a bill on Monday that would have banned doctors from prescribing puberty-blocking drugs or cross-sex hormones to children for the purpose of treating gender dysphoria. The bill would also make it illegal for doctors to perform castrations or other genital mutilations on children for the same purposes. At the time, Hutchinson freely admitted that the state legislature likely had enough votes to override his veto, but he went ahead with it anyway. His own prediction came true later the same day, as the legislature indeed canceled his veto, setting up the law to go into effect this summer. Court challenges are expected of course, so this process may take a while to play out.
Tucker Carlson had Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson on his show tonight to discuss his veto of the bill that would block transgender hormone therapies and mutilating surgeries for minors. And as I suggested in the title, the governor did not come off well in this interview.
Watch:
Out of the gate Tucker challenged the governor on his position, describing him as
‘pro-choice on the issue of chemical castration of children’. The governor claimed that if the bill had just blocked chemical castration and gender re-assignment surgery, then he would have signed it. But rather, he says it puts the government between the doctor and their patients.
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7 Apr 2021
An online uproar followed Tuesday’s heated exchange between Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) as the latter defended his recent veto of legislation that would have made Arkansas the first state to ban puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery for transgender minors.
While Hutchinson claimed he was exercising his belief in a limited role of government while accusing Carlson of misrepresenting the bill, the Fox News host accused the governor of ignorance surrounding the “emerging field” of such treatments.
“It doesn’t sound like you have studied it very deeply,” Carlson said.
Our debate with the Governor of Arkansas, a man who vetoed a bill which bans doctors from prescribing puberty blockers to children.https://t.co/g5izzkasZI
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth, though lawmakers could enact the restriction over his objections. (April 5)