{"id":2136290,"date":"2023-12-29T16:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T21:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-gov-vetoes-bill-banning-gender-reassignment-therapy-biological-boys-participating-in-girls-sports\/"},"modified":"2023-12-29T16:52:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T21:52:48","slug":"gop-gov-vetoes-bill-banning-gender-reassignment-therapy-biological-boys-participating-in-girls-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-gov-vetoes-bill-banning-gender-reassignment-therapy-biological-boys-participating-in-girls-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP governor vetoes bill banning gender-reassignment therapy and biological boys in girl&#8217;s sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fgop-gov-vetoes-bill-banning-gender-reassignment-therapy-biological-boys-participating-in-girls-sports%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=2136290&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ohio \u200dGovernor Mike DeWine \u2064speaks next to the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge in Covington, Kentucky, on \u200cJanuary 4, 2023. (Photo by Jim \u2064WATSON \u200c\/ AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty\u2064 Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke \u2063Mallory<\/a><br \/>1:42 PM\u200c \u2013 Friday, December \u206429, 2023<\/p>\n<p>The Republican \u2062governor of Ohio has rejected a bill\u2063 that would \u200chave prevented\u200c children who identify as\u2064 transgender\u2063 from obtaining \u201cgender affirming\u201d care, \u200clike hormone therapies and sex-reassignment surgery.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Governor\u2064 Mike \u200dDeWine (R-Ohio) stated that signing\u2063 the measure\u2064 would \u201cbe saying that the state, \u2062the government\u201d knows \u2062better than \u2064parents\u2062 regarding\u200d what is \u2064best for their children.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/search-prod.lis.state.oh.us\/solarapi\/v1\/general_assembly_135\/bills\/hb68\/EN\/05\/hb68_05_EN?format=pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/search-prod.lis.state.oh.us\/solarapi\/v1\/general_assembly_135\/bills\/hb68\/EN\/05\/hb68_05_EN?format=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House\u2064 Bill 68<\/a> was enacted by\u2063 state legislators right before the holidays. <\/p>\n<p>For\u2063 adolescents who identify as transgender or non-binary, the bill would have outlawed\u2063 gender-related\u2062 medical\u200c and surgical care,\u2064 hormone replacement\u2062 therapy, hormone blockers, \u200cand some mental \u2062health services.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, \u2063the measure would have \u200bforbade transgender female athletes, who are biological boys that identify as transgender \u2063girls, from competing in female sports.<\/p>\n<p>The veto coincides with legislation\u2064 from other jurisdictions\u2062 prohibiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/god-loves-me-10-year-old-trans-child-quotes-bible-to-tell-tx-legislators-why-they-shouldnt-ban-trans-surgeries-procedures-for-minors\/\" title=\"\u2018God Loves Me\u2019: 10-Year-Old Trans Child Quotes Bible To Tell TX Legislators Why They Shouldn\u2019t Ban Trans Surgeries, Procedures For Minors\">gender-affirming care<\/a> that advocates say\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-announces-3-billion-for-green-projects-overseas-including-nearly-500m-for-gender-equity\/\" title=\"White House allocates B for international green initiatives, with 0M dedicated to 'gender equity\">promotes gender equality<\/a>. About 20 states\u2063 have done so, according to the \u2063Human Rights \u2062Campaign, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group. According to the organization,\u200d states with such laws are home to nearly 30% of\u200d transgender children with gender dysphoria between \u2063the ages of 13 and 17.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The group applauded\u200b DeWine\u2019s\u2062 veto on\u200b Friday. \u201cThis is\u200b a major \u2064victory for transgender youth \u200cand their families in\u2064 Ohio,\u201d according to their statement on \u2064X (Twitter).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The governor\u200b claimed\u200c that majority \u2063of young people who have transitioned told him \u2063that, \u201c[They] \u2064 are thriving today\u200c because \u2063of that \u200btransition,\u201d DeWine\u200c said at a recent news conference.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Mike\u2062 DeWine&#8221;<br \/>Trending because HB\u2062 68, a bill seeking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-activists-rebrand-sex-changes-as-gender-affirming-medical-care-to-bully-state-officials-into-allowing-the-mutilation-of-children\/\" title=\"Liberal Activists Rebrand Sex Changes As \u2018Gender-Affirming Medical Care\u2019 To Bully State Officials Into Allowing The Mutilation Of Children\">ban gender-affirming care<\/a> for \u200dtrans youth in\u2062 Ohio, \u2062has \u2064been vetoed \u200bby\u200c Governor Mike DeWine. <br \/>Mercer |\u200b Constitution| <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyNewYear2024?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyNewYear2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ty6pG3oRX9\">pic.twitter.com\/Ty6pG3oRX9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Why Trending On X (@whytrendingonx)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whytrendingonx\/status\/1740778645730607380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29,\u200d 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>For \u201ctransgender youth\u2062 and their\u2062 family\u2064 members\u201d in Ohio, \u201cthe consequences of this bill could not be more profound,\u201d he continued. \u201cUltimately, I believe this is\u2064 about protecting \u2064human life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to \u2064DeWine, young people, parents, and medical experts should\u2064 \u201cmake decisions together on what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/religious-hospitals-relieved-from-performing-transgender-surgeries-u-s-court\/\" title=\"Religious Hospitals Relieved From Performing Transgender Surgeries: U.S. Court\">gender-confirming care<\/a> is right \u2062for them.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, DeWine refused to \u2064address the bill\u2019s other goal, which was to forbid\u200c biological\u2062 boys who identify\u2063 as transgender girls \u2062from\u2063 competing\u200b athletically in female-geared sports competitions with biological girls. <\/p>\n<p>Many conservative social users \u2062chimed in on the news of DeWine\u2019s veto decision.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo via: X\u2064 user <strong>@laurieinri<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo via: X user <strong>@kylenabecker<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As we quickly approach 2024, the U.S. is gearing up\u200c for what many are \u200dcalling an election year \u200blike no other.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The University \u2062of\u2063 Idaho decides to demolish the house where\u2062 four students were stabbed to death in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Maine Secretary of State\u2064 Shenna Bellows faces bipartisan\u200c criticism after her ruling to disqualify 45th President Donald Trump from the ballot. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Pollster Jim McLaughlin\u2063 tells\u2064 One\u2063 America News why \u2064he believes Joe Biden is unlikely to be the Democrat Party nominee in the \u200b2024\u2062 presidential election. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December 22, 2023 \u2013 6:05 AM PST HONG KONG (Reuters) \u2013 Chinese regulators announced on Friday\u2064 a \u2064wide range of rules aimed\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One of\u2062 the main bottlenecks for Tesla is \u2062the speed \u2063it can make the 4680 batteries used in the Cybertruck with its new dry-coating technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group of 11 nonfiction authors have joined a lawsuit\u2063 in Manhattan federal court that accuses OpenAI \u200band\u200b Microsoft of misusing books the\u200d authors have written to train their models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Francisco police Sergeant \u2063David Radford contacted Tesla about data on an alleged stalker\u2019s remote access to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What was Ohio Governor Mike \u2064DeWine&#8217;s reasoning behind rejecting the \u2062bill\u2062 that would\u2064 have restricted transgender\u2062 children&#8217;s access to &#8220;gender affirming&#8221; care?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ohio Governor Mike \u2064DeWine recently garnered attention by rejecting a bill that would have restricted children\u200b who identify as transgender from \u2064accessing &#8220;gender \u2063affirming&#8221; care,\u200c such as hormone \u200btherapies and sex-reassignment surgery. \u2063The\u2062 Republican governor stated \u200dthat signing the measure would imply that\u2063 the state knows better than parents when it comes to deciding what is \u2063best \u2063for their children.<\/p>\n<p>House Bill 68, enacted by state legislators \u2064just\u2062 before the holidays, would have outlawed gender-related medical and surgical care, hormone replacement therapy, hormone \u200bblockers, and certain \u2062mental health\u2062 services for adolescents who identify \u200das transgender or non-binary. Additionally, the bill aimed to prevent transgender female athletes, who are biological\u2064 boys identifying as transgender girls, from \u2063competing\u200c in \u2062female sports.<\/p>\n<p>DeWine&#8217;s veto \u2063aligns with legislation\u200b from other jurisdictions that seek \u200dto limit gender-affirming care, a\u200c move that advocates argue promotes gender \u2063equality. Approximately\u200d 20 states have \u200bimplemented \u2062such restrictions, \u2063which affects nearly 30% of transgender children with\u2064 gender dysphoria\u200d between\u2062 the ages of 13 and \u206217, according to\u2064 the Human \u2064Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ+ advocacy \u2063group.<\/p>\n<p>The organization praised DeWine&#8217;s veto as\u2064 a significant\u200b victory for transgender youth and their families in Ohio. The governor, in defense of his decision, stated that the majority of young people who have transitioned\u200c have\u200c expressed\u200b that they \u2062are \u200dthriving today because of that\u2062 transition.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative social\u2062 media \u2062users added \u200dtheir input \u2063to the news \u200dof DeWine&#8217;s veto, expressing their \u200bsupport or \u200bdisagreement with the governor&#8217;s decision.\u2063 However, it is important to note that DeWine \u2064did not address \u2063the bill&#8217;s aim\u200d to restrict transgender\u2062 girls from participating in female sports, leaving \u200cthis issue unresolved.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, DeWine believes that decisions regarding gender-affirming care should be made collaboratively by young people, parents, and medical\u200b experts. \u200cWhile his rejection \u2064of the bill has received praise from advocates, the controversy surrounding\u2064 transgender rights and access to care \u200bcontinues \u200dto be an ongoing discussion in many states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio Governor Mike DeWine rejects bill safeguarding children, as he addresses the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge in Covington, Kentucky, on January 4, 2023. 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