Arkansas Governor Vetoes Transgender Youth Treatment Ban

[WhiskeyGrinder]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-05/arkansas-governor-vetoes-transgender-youth-treatment-ban

Little Rock, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth.

The Republican governor rejected legislation that would have prohibited doctors from providing gender confirming hormone treatment, puberty blockers or surgery to anyone under 18 years old, or from referring them to other providers for the treatment.

The Republican Legislature could still enact the measure, since it only takes a simple majority to override a governor's veto in Arkansas.

Hutchinson's veto follow pleas from pediatricians, social workers and the parents of transgender youth who said the measure would harm a community already at risk for depression and suicide.

[Mad_Machine76]

1. I guess

Miracles DO happen sometimes.

[Takket]

2. Um... WHAT?

"The Republican Legislature could still enact the measure, since it only takes a simple majority to override a governor's veto in Arkansas."

Is this REAL? How can this be real? If that's true the governor has no actual power because once the legislature votes for something it is law.......... veto or not.

[JI7]

4. This is true in all legislatures. If they have enough votes they

can override the veto but it's very rare that happens becsuse you need a very large majority for it.

[GregariousGroundhog]

5. Per the article, Arkansas only requires a simple majority to override a veto, not a super majority.

[JI7]

6. That sucks but I'm guessing it probably doesn't make

much difference in a heavily Republican state like this.

[JI7]

3. Good for him, I thought this was going to be about "conversion treatment:

and that's why he vetoed it.