The Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of legislation that would have banned sex-change services for minors and prevented transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports.
DeWine vetoed the comprehensive bill — House Bill 68 — last month after it passed the state legislature by a wide margin, opting instead to issue an executive order that would only ban gender reassignment surgery on minors.
HB 68 seeks to go further, by prohibiting doctors from prescribing hormones and puberty blockers for minors, as well as prohibiting them from performing gender reassignment surgery on people under 18.
The law would also prohibit transgender women from playing on high school and college sports teams consistent with their gender identity.
“Today marks another victory for women and children in Ohio,” said HB 68 sponsor, Rep. State Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery) in a statement. “It’s hard to understand that we live in a society that will tell children that they need drugs and scalpels to live their authentic lives.”
The Ohio state Senate will vote on whether to override DeWine’s veto later this month. AP
DeWine chose to issue an executive order banning gender reassignment surgery on minors instead of signing more comprehensive legislation. AP
Ohio House lawmakers ended their winter recess early to vote on the repeal, which passed in a 65-28 vote.
HB 68 now requires 20 Ohio state senators to vote in favor of overriding DeWine’s veto for the law to take effect. The National Assembly, which previously passed the law by 24 votes, reconvenes on Jan 24.
“I continue to believe it is in the best interest of the child for these medical decisions to be made by the child’s parents and not by the government,” DeWine said in a statement released after the House revocation.
DeWine, 76, warned that the “consequences of this bill could not be more profound” on Dec. 29, when he vetoed the measure.
“Ultimately, I believe this is about protecting human life,” he added. “Many parents told me that their children would not be safe, would be dead today if they had not received the care they received from one of Ohio’s children’s hospitals. I have also been told by those who are now adults that but for this care, they would have taken their lives when they were teenagers.”
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