COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Franklin County judge has again blocked a state law that would ban gender transition treatment for minors and would stop trans athletes from competing in girls’ sports.
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A judge halts the Ohio law banning gender transition treatment for minors till after hearing
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The order to stop the law from taking effect was set to expire Tuesday.The law would block access to gender-affirming care for minors, and would also ban trans athletes from participating in girls’ sports. It also stops doctors from prescribing hormones and puberty blockers to minors. And it requires K-12 and collegiate teams in Ohio be “single-sex” and allows athletes to sue any institution that violates that mandate.
HB 68 was supposed to be in place April 24. The legislation had been vetoed by Gov. Mike DeWine in December, but Republican lawmakers overrode his veto in January.Republican Attorney General Dave Yost, who is defending the law, said in a filing with the Ohio Supreme Court that attempted to stop the order that the trial court “patently and unambiguously exceeded its authority” in blocking the law.