Arizona governor signs bill outlawing gender-affirming care for transgender youth and approves anti-

[AZProgressive]

Arizona governor signs bill outlawing gender-affirming care for transgender youth and approves anti-trans sports ban

Washington (CNN)Republican Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona on Wednesday signed two bills into law targeting transgender youth in the state, including one that restricts access to gender-affirming health care for minors.

Ducey's approval of the health care ban, as well as a law prohibiting transgender athletes from competing on women's and girls' sports teams at some schools in the state, comes as GOP-led states are pushing laws that opponents say further marginalize members of the transgender community. Oklahoma's Republican governor approved a similar sports ban earlier Wednesday.

"A physician may not provide irreversible gender reassignment surgery to any individual who is under eighteen years of age," reads the text of SB 1138, the health care ban. The bill makes some exceptions, including in the case of someone born intersex.

Arizona is the latest state to enact such a measure. Last year, Republican lawmakers in Arkansas overrode a veto from their governor to put their own health care ban on the books, and Tennessee has passed a similar ban.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/politics/arizona-transgender-health-care-ban-sports-ban/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNNp&utm_content=2022-03-30T22%3A27%3A05&utm_term=link

[Caliman73]

1. They are leaning hard into the Culture War stuff.

That is all they have, but unfortunately it is effective to motivate their base, meanwhile, they will lie about Ukraine, Hunter Biden, gas prices, and the economy in general and too many "independents" will fall for it and stay home.

It has been an effective strategy, along with all of the other repressive stuff they do to restrict or diminish Democratic voting.

[Eugene]

5. He's going all out. He also signed a 15-week abortion ban and the first of several voter

suppression bills into law.

https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-sports-health-arizona-doug-ducey-a580e3231de74c1bb943a68c4aded72c

[Lovie777]

2. It will backfire .....

that is why the need for suppression voting bills and partisan gerrymandering which will also backfire.

GQP - cheat, steal, lie, and will all fails - VICTIMHOOD

[gratuitous]

3. Aren't enough young people killing themselves in Arizona?

Somehow I don't think this is what a majority of Arizonans would favor.

[blogslug]

4. Monsters

They're all monsters

[Chainfire]

6. Why can't the just leave other people to hell alone to live their lives as they see fit?

The arrogance of the conservative movement it beyond imagination.