Desperate conservatives are now saying that Ohio abortion referendum will let kids get "sex changes"
The group says a pro-abortion ballot measure would allow teens to get gender-affirming surgeries. It wouldn't.
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The group says a pro-abortion ballot measure would allow teens to get gender-affirming surgeries. It wouldn't.
They claim that a state constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights would allow minors to receive gender-affirming procedures without parental consent.
Rightwing organizations in Ohio are trying their best to tank the abortion rights constitutional amendment that’s on the ballot in November. Their latest tactic? Link the language of the referendum, which would protect abortion rights, to the conservative boogeyman du jour: demonizing trans people.
A referendum would enshrine abortion in the state constitution, but rightwingers are trying to convince voters it would allow unfettered gender-affirming care.
How the tactics and arguments are changing ahead of 2024.