Gov. Mike DeWine announced the veto in a news conference, saying it's a question of life and that parents need to make these decisions for their kids.

Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a bill that nearly all of his Republican colleagues supported but many in LGBTQ communities and child health leaders opposed. The bill DeWine turned away would have banned trans youth from participating in girls’ sports and would have limited the access of trans children under 18 to some medical treatments related to their gender identity.

“Ultimately, I believe this is about protecting lives. Many parents told me their child would be dead today if they did not receive this treatment,” DeWine said, describing “gut-wrenching decisions that should be made by parents” and informed by doctors and medical professionals.

“These decisions should not be made by the government,” DeWine said, but by the parents who know their kids best.

    • @captainlezbian
      23•1 year ago

      Yeah I called him and told him to read a suicide note that went around by an ohio trans teenager fuck, 8 years ago now.

      And I think there’s something to be said about the opposing side there. The side advocating for banning gender affirming treatments for minors included shit like people saying that family rejection cures dysphoria. They were citing the heartbreaking reasons that people who are trans detransition and suggesting that minors be subjected to that rather than being allowed to transition.