Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) vetoes bill to protect children from transgender procedures, citing personal appeals from families rather than lessons learned from science-based research He said he did.
“My parents have looked me in the eyes many times and said, “Governor, my child would not be alive today.'' If they had not been able to participate in this program, they would have died.'' and DeWine Said Eyewitness News Wednesday.
“To me, that's very suggestive,” Ohio's governor said after vetoing a bill to protect children from commercial pressure to accept irreversible and experimental transgender-related hormone therapy and surgery. It was very rich,” he said.
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The vetoed bill, known as House Bill 68, or the SAFE Act, also protected children from transgenderism in sports.
“I didn't look at the sports-related parts of the bill,” DeWine admitted.
“We will definitely get there,” the governor added. “I don't like the idea of men turning into women and taking up sports, like the intercollegiate swimmers who were beating the girls. No one wants to see that.”
The Ohio General Assembly is scheduled to convene on January 10, and DeWine's veto of House Bill 68 is expected to be a top item on the agenda.
“I support my decision, but the people on the other side of this issue also care about children, and they make decisions based on what they think is best for the children. I believe, and I'll say it publicly again, that I happen to disagree,'' the governor told Eyewitness News.
Meanwhile, DeWine signed an executive order that would prevent Ohio hospitals from performing surgeries on transgender people and create state standards for mental health treatment for both children and adults who claim to be transgender. It is reported that
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