Posted on 12/29/2023 8:21:46 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Ohio’s governor vetoed a bill Friday that would have restricted both transition-related care for minors and transgender girls’ participation on school sports teams.
Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto makes him one of only two Republican governors to veto a restriction on gender-affirming care, alongside Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson in 2021, and one of only three Republican governors to veto a trans athlete bill after Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb last year.
In a press conference on Friday following his veto, DeWine said the “gut-wrenching” decision about whether a minor should have access to gender-affirming care “should not be made by the government, should not be made by the state of Ohio,” rather it should be made by the child’s parents and doctors.
Prior to vetoing the bill, DeWine told The Associated Press that he visited three Ohio children’s hospitals to learn more about transition-related care and spoke to families who were both helped and harmed by it.
“We’re dealing with children who are going through a challenging time, families that are going through a challenging time,” he said. “I want, the best I can, to get it right.”
The Ohio General Assembly, which is controlled by a Republican supermajority, can override the governor’s veto with a three-fifths majority vote.
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DeWine is worthless rino. This doesn’t surprise me at all. I doubt they have the votes for to override the veto
Gutless puke, but oh so typical of Republicant eunuchs.
Parents and doctors he says. No mention of public schoolteachers and librarians.
Gov or US Rep or US Sinator.
It’s ALL. Of. Them.
Need to abolish the ‘Rat party, and conservative grass roots TAKE OVER the ‘Repub party.
There are ONLY really two parties - the Patriot Party and the Uni-Party. The “rat party” is 100% rats, and the repub party are, at the national level 99% rats.
I wonder what kind of photos they have of him.
It probably has to with the 10 yr old boy he has been dating that wants to transition.
Why do so many people fall for the shrinks’ fraudulent disorders? There is no gender dysphoria. Everyone involved in mutilating children needs to be ****.
I hate when they refer to genital mutilation as “gender affirming care”. If you are over 21 and want to mutilate your own junk, fine. Knock yourself out. Leave the kids alone or your junk will be the least of your worries
Dewine was a worthless RINO Senator.
He is a worthless RINO Governor.
“…children who are going through a challenging time”
Right. So the only thing to do is take those youngsters, chop off perfectly good body parts and put them on toxic drug cocktails. It won’t mess them up at all.
This moron might have some credibility to make a statement like this if he wasn't governor of a state that licenses medical professionals.
In fact, there's a whole bucket full of state statutes that govern the practice of medical care in Ohio:
Yes, sadly.
Just like Mittens Romney, Grahamnesty and Moscow Mitch.
Most of you would not believe the things he has done...Red flag, delaying executions, handing over every stream, creek, and river to national non-profits, low income housing being pushed on rural counties, etc. Make a greenie a steward of your farm, what could go wrong. Did I mention solar.
Ditto, on both accounts you state. 🙂 👍
“DeWine said the “gut-wrenching” decision about whether a minor should have access to gender-affirming care “should not be made by the government, should not be made by the state of Ohio,” rather it should be made by the child’s parents and doctors.”
What about the decisions to drink alcohol, have sex with an adult, go to school, get a driver’s license, get married, buy a firearm?
I prefer “feckless coward,”
But I’ll defend to the death your right to call him a “gutless puke.”
He’s a Republican. He’s also an idiot, which unfortunately is the correct description of most elected Republicans.
There was a FReeper who told me that Ohio was a solid Republican state.
First, it was abortion, and now this.
Ohio State will lose their game tonight. Not because of this, but the whole state is flushing itself down the toilet.
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