{"id":2222445,"date":"2024-04-16T15:04:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T19:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-bans-gender-transition-surgeries-for-children\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T15:07:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T19:07:32","slug":"ohio-bans-gender-transition-surgeries-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-bans-gender-transition-surgeries-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio prohibits children from undergoing gender transition procedures"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fohio-bans-gender-transition-surgeries-for-children%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=2222445&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>Lawmakers\u200b in Ohio approved \u2063a\u2063 ban on\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-judge-blocks-ban-on-gender-transition-healthcare-to-minors-four-days-before-law-takes-effect\/\" title=\"Montana judge halts gender transition healthcare ban for minors just days before it becomes law.\">gender\u200c transition surgeries<\/a> for children, with Governor\u200c Mike DeWine\u200c previously facing criticism for vetoing \u200da broader prohibition encompassing puberty blockers and hormone \u2064therapies. To maintain\u2062 the \u200cban, a \u2062panel of lawmakers acted before an \u200cexecutive order was due \u200dto expire. The decision reflects ongoing national discussions \u200con child medical\u2064 transitions.\u200b Lawmakers\u200b in Ohio\u200c have\u200c passed a ban on gender transition\u2063 surgeries for children.\u2064 Governor Mike\u2062 DeWine \u2062received criticism for\u200d vetoing a\u2063 more \u200bextensive ban covering puberty blockers \u2064and hormone therapies. A \u200blegislative panel\u2062 took action to ensure the ban&#8217;s continuation before an executive order expired, signaling \u200ba focus on the national conversation\u2062 about child medical transitions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lawmakers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ohio<\/a> approved a ban on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>gender transition surgeries for children<\/a> on Monday, just ahead of a deadline that would have reinstated them.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-dewine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike DeWine<\/a> (R-OH) came under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulane-university-holds-segregated-racial-healing-spaces-in-wake-of-chauvin-verdict\/\" title=\"Tulane University Holds Segregated \u2018Racial Healing Spaces\u2019 In Wake Of Chauvin Verdict\">intense national scrutiny<\/a> for vetoing a comprehensive child medical transition ban, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-blocks-floridas-ban-on-transgender-treatments-for-minors\/\" title=\"Florida's ban on transgender treatments for minors has been blocked by a federal judge.\">included puberty blockers<\/a>, hormone therapies, and surgeries. DeWine decided in January to sign an executive order only banning surgeries, a move critics considered a half-measure.<\/p>\n<p>A panel of lawmakers who make up the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.registerofohio.state.oh.us\/pdfs\/3701\/0\/59\/3701-59-06_PH_OF_N_RU_20240215_1638.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>took action<\/a> on Monday to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.registerofohio.state.oh.us\/pdfs\/3701\/0\/83\/3701-83-60_PH_OF_N_RU_20240215_1638.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>maintain the surgical ban<\/a> for Ohioans under 18 before the executive order was set to expire at the beginning of May.<\/p>\n<p>A DeWine spokesperson told WCMH that Ohio has a \u201cpretty clear consensus\u201d about surgical interventions for minors.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic state Sen. Bill DeMora, who is a member of the joint committee, slammed Republicans for voting to enshrine the ban on surgeries, saying, \u201cThese rules have no legal basis, are not helpful, and just further show the depths that Ohio Republicans will go to make Ohio as inhospitable as possible to the most persecuted groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rules do offer exceptions in specific circumstances, such as for a minor who has a \u201cmedically verifiable disorder of sex development,\u201d for a child who needs to have past medical interventions rectified, or for a person who \u201cneeds treatment for any infection, injury, disease, or disorder that has been caused or exacerbated by the performance of gender transition services, whether or not the services were performed in accordance with state or federal law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DeWine\u2019s decision to reject the comprehensive House Bill 68 in late December was swiftly overridden by Republicans in the state legislature on Jan. 10. The bill is set to go into effect in late April. Lawmakers who voted to override <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/24\/us\/ohio-transgender-ban-veto-override.html#:~:text=DeWine's%20veto%2C%20and%20the%20Senate,Williams%20Institute%20at%20the%20U.C.L.A.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>noted<\/a> the experimental nature of the medical interventions and the fact that parents are often pressured by doctors into allowing their children to pursue transition.<\/p>\n<p>The bill is also the subject of a legal battle from the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed a lawsuit in late March to stop the law from going into effect. While it is unclear how the lawsuit could affect the implementation of the full bill, the surgical ban will remain in effect indefinitely.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio lawmakers passed a ban on gender transition surgeries for children on Monday, preventing the reinstatement of such procedures. Governor Mike DeWine faced national criticism for vetoing a broader ban covering puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and surgeries for minors. 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