Gov. Mike DeWine is one of only a few Republican governors to veto a restriction on transition-related care for minors or a ban on trans student-athlete participation.

Gov. Mike DeWine is one of only a few Republican governors to veto a restriction on transition-related care for minors or a ban on trans student-athlete participation.

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.

  • cannibalkitteh@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    42·
    6 months ago

    The Ohio General Assembly, which is controlled by a Republican supermajority, can override the governor’s veto with a three-fifths majority vote.

    So, while the vetos are great news, folks in Ohio should contact their reps to let them know to let the vetos stand.

    • _number8_@lemmy.world
      115·
      6 months ago

      the system has too many checks and balances. can’t do a fucking thing without worrying someone worse is going to screw it up

  • paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    6 months ago

    Every once in awhile DeWine does shit that surprises me. At the beginning of Covid, he seemed to be doing a pretty good job of handling it with then Amy Acton at the Dept of Health, but then caved to the idiots in the party and she left.

  • bouldering_barista@lemmy.world
    7·
    6 months ago

    As many others have said… Just really good, uplifting news here that DeWine did his research thoroughly and made the right decision. Some people go off of “what they’ve heard” and believe the lies, without talking to families and doctors (like DeWine did) to find out the reality of the situation.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    96·
    6 months ago

    Because it doesn’t fucking matter. How many trans kids are playing sports at all in Ohio? 3? 4?

    • yuriy@lemmy.world
      3·
      6 months ago

      But what about when they break a record? Do you not see how this will be the undoing of the american youth?

      If highschool sports aren’t perfectly up to my specific standards of fairness, then we have failed as a country. I’m pretty sure this is why we have school shootings.