The Ohio House of Representatives voted to overturn Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that protects minors from harmful gender transition surgeries and cross-sex hormones as well as prevents transgender females from participating in women’s sports.
The House voted Wednesday to override the veto 65-28 along party lines.
House Bill 68 includes the Saving Ohio Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act and the Save Women’s Sports Act.
DeWine vetoed it on Dec. 29 saying he wanted to protect parents and children from government overreach on medical decisions.
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“Ultimately, I believe this is about protecting human life,” DeWine said. “Many parents have told me that their child would not have survived — would be dead today — if they had not received the treatment they received from one of Ohio’s children’s hospitals.”
The SAFE Act would prohibit physicians from performing gender reassignment surgeries, prescribing cross-sex hormones or puberty blockers, and would prevent Medicaid from covering the costs of such surgeries.
It would also require healthcare professionals to complete mental health screenings to make sure minors are not suffering from comorbidities, abuse, or trauma before
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