Kansas Republicans Promise To 'Swiftly Override' Guv Kelly Trans Veto

This is the first big test for the even stronger super-majority to see if they can hold up to a decision that has already garnered international news coverage . . . Check-it . . .

Senate President Ty Masterson, an Andover Republican, said the Senate is prepared to “swiftly override her veto before the ink from her pen is dry.”

Hawkins said House Republicans were “ready to override this reckless and senseless veto.”

Senate Bill 63 would prohibit gender-affirming care recommended or performed in response to gender dysphoria, the psychological distress that arises when a person’s biological sex and gender identity differ. Gender-affirming care includes the prescription of puberty blockers and hormones, along with surgery. The bill would forbid the use of taxpayer dollars for promotion or education on gender transition. It also would allow civil penalties for health care workers found to be in violation.

Kelly said it is not a politician’s role “to stand between a parent and a child who needs medical care of any kind.” Kelly said the legislation, if her veto is overridden, would drive Kansas families, business and health professionals out of the state. She added that the Legislature’s support of the act was “disappointing.”

Hawkins said Kelly’s veto was a choice of “partisan politics over the safety and wellbeing of our Kansas children.” Masterson pinned the veto on Kelly’s “extreme, left-wing ideology.”

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Kansas governor vetoes gender-affirming care ban for minors; Republicans ready for override * Kansas Reflector

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Republican-led legislation Tuesday that attempts to ban gender-affirming care for minors, a move a top GOP lawmaker called "reckless and senseless."