{"id":396184,"date":"2021-04-07T12:28:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=396184"},"modified":"2021-04-07T12:28:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:28:48","slug":"ark-lawmakers-override-governors-veto-pass-transgender-treatment-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ark-lawmakers-override-governors-veto-pass-transgender-treatment-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Ark. lawmakers override governors veto, pass transgender treatment ban"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fark-lawmakers-override-governors-veto-pass-transgender-treatment-ban%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=396184&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--><div id=\"attachment_2394314\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2394314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments for transgender youth. (Tommy Metthe\/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:10 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, April 7, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Arkansas became the first state to try and prohibit so-called gender confirmation treatment for transgender minors. On Tuesday, the state House and Senate overturned Gov. Asa Hutchinson\u2019s (R) veto of the measure with a simple majority in both chambers.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new law, those under the age of 18 will not have access to \u201cpuberty blockers\u201d or so-called \u201ccross-gender hormone therapy.\u201d Hutchinson defended his veto by saying he thought the move amounted to \u201cgovernment overreach\u201d into the health care sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t shy away from the battle when it is necessary and defensible,\u201d he stated. \u201cBut the most recent action of the General Assembly, while well intended, is off course and I must veto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkleg.state.ar.us\/Bills\/Detail?id=hb1570&amp;ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021R&amp;Search=\">House Bill 1570<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: The Arkansas legislature overrode Governor Hutchinson\u2019s veto on HB 1570, a bill that would ban health care for trans youth.<\/p>\n<p>We are preparing litigation as we speak.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ACLU (@ACLU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACLU\/status\/1379511326062546946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has already vowed to take legal action.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/governors-speak-out-against-potential-vaccine-passport-mandate\/\"> Governors speak out against potential vaccine passport mandate<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE \u2013 Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments for transgender youth. 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