HB 68 would have banned the barbaric practice of performing so-called sex change operations on children in the state.
Transgender activists are jumping for joy, as the Republican Governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, has vetoed a bill, HB 68, that would have banned the barbaric practice of performing so-called sex change operations on children in the state. DeWine announced the veto in a press conference on Friday — the last day he could have vetoed the bill.
The bill would have also barred so-called hormone therapy and prohibited boys claiming to be girls from competing in state-sanctioned athletics.
DeWine apparently fell for the con that such surgery was “life saving” in his betrayal of the Ohio House of Representatives and state Senate, which passed the bill earlier this year. He mentioned speaking to both sides of the argument, including parents who claimed that their children would be dead if not for the controversial therapies.
“They told me their child is alive only because they received care,” DeWine said. “Ultimately, I believe this is about protecting human life.”
In order to override DeWine’s veto, a three-fifths vote of the state Legislature — 60 representatives and 20 senators — would be needed. Originally, the amended bill passed with 62 representatives and 24 senators voting for it. But the state’s GOP may not be united enough to stand against the governor.
Parents and doctors should decide what’s best for a child, according to DeWine. Even if “what’s best” for the kids is to be sterilized before they turn 18.
