Thu Aug 17, 2023 – 8:40 pm EDT
RALEIGH, North Carolina (LifeSiteNews) — The North Carolina Legislature voted on Wednesday to override the vetoes of Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper on three different bills protecting minors and athletes from the dangers presented by transgender ideology.
Cooper had vetoed all three bills last month, setting up a veto override showdown with the Republican-led legislature.
The first bill forbids “gender-transitioning” surgical or chemical procedures from being administered to anyone under age 18. The second excludes males from middle and high school as well as collegiate sports’ teams meant specifically for women and girls. The third prohibits LGBT material in school curricula and requires that parents be notified if their children begin identifying as the opposite sex.
House Bill 808 prohibits all medical professionals in the state from administering hormone therapy, including puberty blockers and surgical gender-transition procedures — with limited exceptions — under penalty of doctors even having their medical license revoked, though those minors who began such treatment before August 1 may continue with their parents’ consent.
The GOP supermajority in the North Carolina House voted 74-45, with the Senate following later with 27 “yes” votes for the
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