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Both laws — banning gender-affirming care and local flavored tobacco regulations — are now set to take effect at the end of April.
Both laws — banning gender-affirming care and local flavored tobacco regulations — are now set to take effect at the end of April.
The Ohio Senate voted 23-9 to override Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of House Bill 68, which bans so-called "gender-affirming care."
Ohio's state Senate voted Wednesday to override Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of a bill, restricting gender-affirming health care for minors and banning transgender women and girls from competing in female athletic events.
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...