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COLUMBUS — Ohio has banned gender-affirming care for minors and restricted transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams, a move that has families of transgender children scrambling over how best to care for them. The Republican-dominated Senate voted Wednesday to override GOP Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto. The new law
Ohio's Republican Governor Mike DeWine had vetoed the legislation, in a break with his party, saying that he had heard from parents of transgender youth who told him gender-affirming care had been lifesaving for their children. But Ohio's Senate on Wednesday joined the House of Representatives to override the governor's veto. "The Ohio Senate deserves to be commended today for its commitment to protecting women and children," Republican state Representative and bill sponsor Gary Click said in a statement, adding that the legislation addresses "the civil rights i...
Ohio has banned gender-affirming care for minors and restricted transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams, a move that has families of transgender children scrambling over how best to care for them.
Ohio's Republican-dominated Senate voted on Wednesday to ban gender-affirming care for minors and prohibit transgender athletes from competing on girls' and women's sports teams, overriding a veto... -January 24, 2024 at 05:22 pm EST - MarketScreener
Republicans in the Ohio House broke with Gov. Mike DeWine and voted to override his veto of House Bill 68. It now heads to the Ohio Senate.