{"id":1962432,"date":"2023-07-01T17:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T21:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-vetoes-bill-protecting-children-from-transgender-procedures-in-state-with-gop-supermajority\/"},"modified":"2023-07-01T17:13:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T21:13:54","slug":"governor-vetoes-bill-protecting-children-from-transgender-procedures-in-state-with-gop-supermajority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-vetoes-bill-protecting-children-from-transgender-procedures-in-state-with-gop-supermajority\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor rejects bill safeguarding kids from transgender procedures in GOP-dominated state."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgovernor-vetoes-bill-protecting-children-from-transgender-procedures-in-state-with-gop-supermajority%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1962432&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Democratic Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards Vetoes Bill Protecting Children from Transgender Surgeries<\/h2>\n<p>In a controversial move, Democratic Louisiana Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/john-bel-edwards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Bel Edwards<\/a> has vetoed a bill aimed at safeguarding children from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-republican-blocks-bill-that-would-have-banned-transgender-surgeries-on-children\/\" title=\"Louisiana Republican Blocks Bill That Would Have Banned Transgender Surgeries On Children\">life-altering transgender surgeries<\/a> and hormone procedures.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cStop Harming Our Kids Act\u201d Vetoed<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bill, known as the \u201cStop Harming Our Kids Act,\u201d would have prohibited a wide range of transgender procedures on children, including double mastectomies for girls who identify as boys, as well as the administration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-complicated-dr-rachel-levine-dodges-sen-pauls-issue-about-sex-adjustments-for-children\/\" title=\"\u2018Very Complicated\u2019: Dr. Rachel Levine Dodges Sen. Paul\u2019s Issue About Sex Adjustments For Children\">cross-sex hormones<\/a> and puberty blockers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Governor Edwards Claims No Legitimate State Interest<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a letter to Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnadyer explaining his veto, Governor Edwards claimed that there is no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-upholds-arizona-voting-law-ballot-harvesting-ban\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Law, Ballot Harvesting Ban\">legitimate state interest<\/a> or rational basis to justify harming this small population of children, their families, and the healthcare professionals who care for them. He argued that the bill would impose cruel and extreme consequences on children by denying them necessary healthcare.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>14th Amendment and Limited Government Concerns<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, Governor Edwards contended that the bill would violate the 14th Amendment and urged lawmakers who believe in limited government not to support what he characterized as a targeted assault on children.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Potential Path Forward Despite Veto<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the governor\u2019s veto, there is still hope for the bill as the state\u2019s House and Senate are dominated by Republicans. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 29-10 and the House by a vote of 75-25.<\/p>\n<h3>Republican Senator Initially Blocked the Bill<\/h3>\n<p>Interestingly, a Republican state senator initially held up the bill in committee before it was moved to another committee where it eventually advanced. Governor Edwards reportedly exerted pressure on lawmakers to kill the bill.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Transgender Procedure Bans in Other States<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Approximately 20 states, including Kentucky, which is also governed by a Democrat, have passed bans on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-left-wing-legal-groups-backing-trans-procedures-on-kids\/\" title=\"Left-wing legal groups support transgender procedures for children.\">life-altering transgender procedures<\/a> for children. However, these laws have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-blocks-biden-vaccine-mandate-for-businesses-with-100-employees\/\" title=\"Supreme Court blocks Biden vaccine mandate for businesses with 100+ employees\">faced legal challenges<\/a>, with federal judges in several states blocking portions or all of the bills, citing potential violations of the 14th Amendment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Tennessee Attorney General Fights for Children&#8217;s Protection<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has filed a motion for an emergency stay from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals after a federal judge placed a temporary injunction on Tennessee\u2019s prohibition of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers for children. These procedures have been shown to have significant and irreversible impacts on young lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u200b\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, has vetoed the &#8220;Stop Harming Our Kids Act,&#8221; which aimed to safeguard children from life-altering transgender surgeries and hormone procedures. The bill sought to prohibit various transgender procedures on minors, such as double mastectomies for girls identifying as boys. 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