Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has vetoed a ban on gender-affirming care for most minors in the state
The move sets the stage for a battle with the legislature’s Republican supermajority, which could vote to override his veto. “It is unfathomable to think that in my last few months serving as governor of this state that I would sign into law a bill that categorically denies health care for children and families based on propaganda and misinformation generated by national interest groups,” Edwards, who is term-limited, wrote in a veto letter dated Thursday, saying the bill harms children.
Democratic governors have pushed back on Republican-led efforts to restrict the treatments with varying degrees of success – Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly successfully blocked a ban while state lawmakers overrode Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto. At a news conference following the Louisiana legislative session’s adjournment on June 8, Edwards said it was his “expectation” to veto a slate of anti-LGBTQ bills, including HB 648.
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