Arkansas is officially the first state to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth. On Monday, Governor Asa Hutchinson vetoed the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, which would ban doctors from providing gender-affirming healthcare to transgender minors. RELATED: Arkansas governor vetoes bill banning gender-confirming treatment for transgender youth Hutchinson said the intentions behind the legislation were 'well-intended but off course.' On Tuesday, lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House and Senate voted to override Hutchinson's veto of the bill, the Associated Press reported. The override passed in both chambers with a House vote of 72-25 and a Senate vote of 25-8. Opponents of […]
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