Ohio has banned “gender-affirming care” for minors and restricted transgender women and girls from participating in sports teams.
The Republican-controlled state Senate voted to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of the bill.
The new law bans gender reassignment surgery and hormone therapy for transgender people under the age of 18. The measure would also ban transgender girls and women from participating in girls' and women's sports teams at both the K-12 and college levels, according to the Associated Press.
Ohio becomes the 24th state to impose restrictions on transgender athletes.
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Ohio has banned gender-affirming care for people under 18. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
Arkansas and Tennessee were the first two states to place restrictions on transgender treatment for minors in 2021.
At least 22 states have now passed laws restricting or banning gender reassignment treatment for transgender minors. These include most states in the South and a few states in the Midwest.
According to the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the United States, 35% of transgender youth live in states that have passed transgender health care bans.
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People participate in a rally for the International Day of Transgender Visibility in Rome city center, Italy, April 1, 2023. (Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
In Florida, health care workers can be charged with a felony for providing gender reassignment treatment. The state ban also allows minors who were undergoing puberty block or hormone therapy to continue treatment.
Former President Donald Trump has said he would outlaw medical treatment for transgender people if re-elected to the White House.
Mr. DeWine also faced backlash from his own party for his decision. He explained that his opinion on this issue is one of “pro-life.”
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People gather to support transgender youth during a rally at the Utah State Capitol on January 24, 2023 in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
“Ultimately, I believe this is about saving lives. Many parents know that their child would not have survived without the care they received at Children's Hospital of Ohio. He told me he would have died today,” DeWine said. “I have also had people who are now adults tell me that without this care, they would have taken their own lives as teenagers.”
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Advocates for transgender people march from the South Dakota Governor's Mansion to the Capitol on March 11, 2021 in Pierre, South Dakota. (AP Photo/Stephen Groves, File)
Ohio's law is expected to go into effect in about 90 days.
FOX News' Ryan Mollick and The Associated Press contributed to this article.
