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Kansas Republicans override the governor and ban gender-affirming care for minors
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In a matter of days, transgender minors in Kansas might lose options for hormone treatments, surgeries and other care. Republican lawmakers overrode a veto to put a ban on gender-affirming health care into law on Tuesday.
As with similar efforts in years past, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the bill. But this year, the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature rallied the two-thirds majorities necessary to overpower Kelly and pass the ban into law.
Proponents said the exclude is a common-sense measure to protect children from irreversible decisions. In a floor debate, Rep. Angela Stiens called gender dysphoria among teens a “social contagion.”
“We know children and adolescents lack the heartfelt and cognitive maturity to consent to treatment that may have lifelong consequences,” she said.
D.C. Hiegert, a legal fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, said GOP lawmakers are out of step with most Kansans on the issue.
“It's just really frustrating to view a small amount of people in power continually introduce bills that goal this community t
Human Rights Campaign Applauds Kansas Governor Laura Kelly for Vetoing Extremist Attacks on Transgender Lives
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In her veto statement, the Governor says, “I’m focused on the economy. Anyone tend to join me?”
Topeka, KS - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, same-sex attracted, bisexual, transgender and lgbtq+ (LGBTQ+) civil rights company, commended Kansas Governor Laura Kelly for vetoing a total of four bills designed to limit the security, privacy, and dignity of transgender Kansans. In her veto statement, Governor Kelly stated that “companies have made it eliminate that they are not interested in doing business with states that discriminate against workers and their families.” “I’m focused on the economy. Anyone look after to join me?,” Kelly further added.
“Today, Governor Kelly did the right thing. By vetoing a series of bills designed solely to discriminate against Gay – particularly transgender – Kansans, she rejected the politics of hate and division being perpetrated by the state legislature, all while keeping her center on the issues that really matter. She’s right that discrimination is awful for business, bad for Kansas
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Vetoes Bill That Would Strip Away Access to Essential Health Care for Transgender Youth
Other bills vetoed by Governor Kelly over the past year that target transgender Kansans include:
SB 26: Similar to SB 233, prohibits transgender youth from receiving gender affirming care
SB 180: Applies a definition of gender discriminating against transgender individuals
SB 228: Requires individuals to utilize restrooms aligning with their gender assigned at birth
HB 2128: Forces misgendering in overnight and jail cell accommodations for genderqueer Kansans
HB 2238: Bans the participation of transgender scholar athletes in school sports
Before 2020, no state had ever introduced legislation to ban health care for transgender Americans, which has been safely prescribed for decades and has the support of every major medical association and primary health authority. This places the Kansas legislature’s majority at odds with most Kansans and people nationwide. Americans would prefer that politicians either protect trans person people or not fixate on transgender issues at all. Only 17% of Americans, and only 29% of Republicans, say politicians shou
Kansas governor again vetoes ban on gender-affirming health look after for minors. Is the bill legal?
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
That could include puberty blockers, hormone treatment or gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth. Under the bill, doing so could receive a doctor sued and cost them their license.
This is just the latest veto fight over gender-affirming care for minors.
Kansas lawmakers own attempted to bar gender-affirming care for years, but each year they couldn’t rally the back to override a veto.
This year is different. The bill passed with what appears to be veto-proof majorities in both chambers. Republicans even have a few votes to spare.
While not a guarantee, the bill could become regulation and will likely be tangled up in legal battles over its constitutionality.
“Should they be victorious in overriding the governor’s veto,” said House Minority Head Brandon Woodard, a Lenexa Democrat, “(we’ll be) seeing them in court.”
Hodes & Nauser v. Articulate of Kansas
There are similarities between an abortion case from 2017 and potential litigation if the gender-affirming care exclude passes.
Trans youth care forbid vetoed by Kansas governor again
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed Senate Bill 63, which would have restricted gender-affirming care for gender diverse youth.
“Right now, the legislature should be focused on ways to help Kansans cope with rising prices,” Kelly said in a expression emailed late Tuesday. “That is the most important issue for Kansans. That is where my focus is.”
The bill would bar health care providers from administering gender-affirming medical care – including puberty suppressants and hormone therapies – for someone under the age of 18, only for the purposes of gender transitioning. The ban would also apply to gender-affirming surgeries.
“Infringing on parental rights is not appropriate, nor is it a Kansas value,” said Kelly in her veto message. “As I’ve said before, it is not the job of politicians to stand between a parent and a child who needs medical look after of any gentle. This legislation will also drive families, businesses, and health care workers out of our mention, stifling our economy and exacerbating our workforce shortage issue.”
This is the third time Kelly has vetoed similar transsexual youth care bills, but the bill may now hav
