Kansas Bill to Ban Transgender Medical Procedures for Minors Fails
A proposed Kansas bill seeking to ban transgender-related medical procedures for minors failed after two Republicans switched their votes.
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A proposed Kansas bill seeking to ban transgender-related medical procedures for minors failed after two Republicans switched their votes.
A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas died April 29 when two Republicans prevented a veto override.
The votes stopped Kansas from passing what would have been one of the harshest gender-affirming care bans in the country.
In bipartisan votes, the Kansas Legislature overrode Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a bill enacting tougher punishments for killing a police dog or horse.
Two GOP lawmakers defected at the eleventh hour, foiling an attempt to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s recent veto of a gender-affirming care ban.