{"id":66550,"date":"2021-04-06T16:41:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=66550"},"modified":"2021-04-06T16:43:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T21:43:15","slug":"66550","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=66550","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Juveniles don&#8217;t have the mental development to make such decisions.<br \/>\nNot that those who have reached the age of majority who want this have a fully developed adult mentality either.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/arkansas-legislature-overrides-governors-veto-bans-gender-transition-surgery-for-minors\/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=breaking&amp;utm_campaign=newstrack&amp;utm_term=23447954\">Arkansas Legislature Overrides Governor\u2019s Veto, Bans Gender-Transition Surgery for Minors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Arkansas General Assembly voted Tuesday to enact a ban on gender transition surgery for minors,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/arkansas-governor-vetoes-ban-on-gender-transition-surgery-for-minors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overriding a veto<\/a>\u00a0by Governor Asa Hutchinson.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arkansas is the first state to ban transition surgery for minors, although similar legislation is under consideration in other states.\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">The bill also prohibits doctors in Arkansas from administering hormones or puberty blockers to residents under age 18.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1379514746488115207&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalreview.com%2Fnews%2Farkansas-legislature-overrides-governors-veto-bans-gender-transition-surgery-for-minors%2F&amp;sessionId=33868d537eb86cfeb19d956584735d4ed180eea3&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1ead0c7%3A1617660954974&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1379514746488115207\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hutchinson acknowledged on Monday that the General Assembly would likely override his veto, which state lawmakers can do with a simple majority vote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">However, Hutchinson said the bill \u201c<\/span><span class=\"s1\">would put the state as the definitive oracle of medical care, overriding parents, patients, and health care experts,\u201d adding that the legislation was an example of government \u201coverreach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cGovernment under a conservative philosophy should be restrained,\u201d Hutchinson said. \u201cThis is an example of where restraint is better than over-broad actions that interfere with important relationships in our society.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hutchinson\u2019s veto came after South Dakota governor Kristi Noem\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/south-dakota-house-rejects-governor-noems-transgender-sports-bill-veto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vetoed<\/a>\u00a0a state bill that would have restricted girls\u2019 sports at public schools to biological females. Noem said her veto<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/03\/fighting-smart-for-fairness-in-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0stemmed from concerns<\/a>\u00a0over possible punitive measures from national organizations, such as the American Civil Liberties Union or the National Collegiate Athletic Association.<\/p>\n<p>The South Dakota legislature will consider overriding Noem\u2019s veto, which would require the support of two-thirds of state lawmakers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juveniles don&#8217;t have the mental development to make such decisions. Not that those who have reached the age of majority who want this have a fully developed adult mentality either. Arkansas Legislature Overrides Governor\u2019s Veto, Bans Gender-Transition Surgery for Minors. 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