sued the state<\/a> in March 2024, arguing that House Bill 68\u2019s health care restrictions put their and other trans youths\u2019 health and well-being \u201cat risk of severe and irreversible harm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\nDeWine, in vetoing the bill, said similarly that his decision was \u201cabout protecting human life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMany parents have told me that their child would not have survived \u2014 would be dead today \u2014 if they had not received the treatment they received from one of Ohio\u2019s children\u2019s hospitals,\u201d he said at the time. A January 2024 executive order signed by DeWine bans gender-affirming surgeries for minors in Ohio.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2019s ruling again prevents House Bill 68\u2019s restrictions on gender-affirming care from taking effect. The plaintiffs in their appeal did not challenge the law\u2019s prohibition on surgical care and have not claimed they would be harmed by its restrictions on school sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis win restores the right of trans youth in Ohio to choose vitally important health care, with the support of their families and physicians. We are gratified by the Court\u2019s decision, which soundly rejects this interference of politicians with Ohioans\u2019 bodily autonomy,\u201d said Freda Levenson, legal director at the ACLU of Ohio. \u201cAlthough this litigation will likely not end here, we remain fervently committed to preventing this egregious bill from ever again taking effect.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) said he plans to appeal the court\u2019s decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a no brainer \u2014 we are appealing that decision and will seek an immediate stay. There is no way I\u2019ll stop fighting to protect these unprotected children,\u201d he said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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