DeWine Creates A Stir

Gov., DeWine vetoes a measure that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors, casting the action out of step with many in his own party as thoughtful, limited and “pro-life.” He simultaneously announced plans…to move to administratively ban transgender surgeries until a person is 18, and to position the state to better regulate and track gender-affirming treatments in both children and adults. At a news conference, the governor says…he hopes the hybrid approach could win the support of legislative Republicans…who immediately signaled they’re considering a veto override…as well as serve as a national model to states, as gender-affirming care restrictions enacted across the country in recent years face lawsuits. The vetoed bill also would have banned transgender athletes’ participation in girls’ and women’s sports. The governor says he listened to people on both sides of the legislation who all “sincerely and truly believe their position best protects children,” ultimately deciding he could not support legislation that bans healthcare so many patients, families and doctors told him is saving lives.