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Arkansas Governor Vetoes Bill to Ban Gender-Affirming Care to Trans Youth

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Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced his decision to veto the SAFE Act at a media conference in Little Rock Monday.
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Since Gov. Asa Hutchinson's briefing Monday afternoon, Arkansas lawmakers have overturned his veto of the Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act, which bans gender-affirming medical care to transgender minors. During the media conference, Hutchinson said the bill is "extreme" and an overreach of government.

 

 

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Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.