Louisiana’s Democrat Governor John Bel Edwards has vetoed the “Stop Harming Our Kids Act,” a bill that would have banned transgender surgery, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones for children.
“And, without doubt [the ‘Stop Harming Our Kids Act’] is part of a targeted assault on children,” Gov. Edwards wrote in a six-page veto letter last week.
“Since there are zero instances of physicians performing gender reassignment surgeries in Louisiana, I can only speculate that this was included in the bill at such length and with such vivid descriptions to generate concern and outrage where none was warranted,” he continued.
From The Blaze:
In his lengthy missive, Edwards claimed there were zero gender reassignment surgical procedures performed on Louisiana children between 2017 and 2021, noting bill proponents' assertion that such procedures are "gruesome" and "mutilate children." "In fact, there was never any evidence or testimony that [sex change surgeries on minors] was happening here and if it were, it would be a most egregious example of breach of standard of care and medical malpractice," Edwards wrote, citing the March 2023 Louisiana Department of Health's Study on Gender Reassignment Procedures on Minors.
