April 15, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Following in the footsteps of Arkansas, the Alabama legislature is attempting to ban chemical castration for gender-confused minors.
Last week, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson had vetoed House Bill 1570, known as the Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act, which would ban minors from harmful puberty blockers and sex re-assignment surgery. The Arkansas legislature, however, was able to override the governor’s veto and turn the bill into law. The Arkansas House voted 71 to 24 to override Hutchinson’s veto, followed by a 25 to 8 vote in the Senate.
Now, Alabama State Rep. Wes Allen (R-Troy) and State Sen. Shay Shelnutt (R-Trussville) are proposing similar legislation before the Alabama legislature.
“We’ve been watching very closely what happened in Arkansas,” Rep. Allen said during an appearance on Mobile radio’s FM Talk 1065. “They had a very similar proposal that outlaws and prohibits the administration or issuance of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and outlaws transitioning surgery for minors. So, we watched that go on, and, of course, the governor out there vetoed that. But the legislature overrode that veto and it’s now law in Arkansas. And I want to congratulate our counterparts out there for doing that to protect
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