Ohio Gov. DeWine Bans Child Sexual Mutilation a Week After Vetoing Similar Bill
“There’s a broad, broad consensus against surgeries for minors, so let’s put that into a law so we can move on and talk about other things.”
What changed? Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill banning child sexual mutilation last week.
But today, DeWine issued a new executive order that bans child sexual mutilation:
WHEREAS, although I vetoed Substitute House Bill 68, I stated clearly in my Veto Message that I agreed with the General Assembly that no gender transition surgeries should be performed on anyone under the age of 18 and I directed agencies under my purview to draft rules to ban this practice in Ohio; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Health has drafted rules that would prohibit gender transition surgeries on anyone under the age of 18 in Ohio’s hospitals and health care facilities, including ambulatory surgical facilities;
From The Columbus Dispatch:
Still, the governor said his order will “take this issue off the table.”
“There’s a broad, broad consensus against surgeries for minors, so let’s put that into a law so we can move on and talk about other things,” he said during a news conference.
DeWine also announced Friday that his administration proposed rules to collect data on treatment for transgender Ohioans and prevent “fly-by-night” clinics that don’t provide adequate mental health counseling. To achieve that, the rule would require a comprehensive care plan for transgender adults and children that ensures they see an endocrinologist, psychiatrist and bioethicist.
But what happened to make him change his mind? At that press conference, DeWine said:
Were I to sign Substitute House Bill 68 or were Substitute House Bill 68 to become law, Ohio would be saying that the State, that the government, knows what is best medically for a child rather than the two people who love that child the most, the parents. While there are rare times in the law, in other circumstances, where the State overrules the medical decisions made by the parents, I can think of no example where this is done not only against the decision of the parents, but also against the medical judgement of the treating physician and the treating team of medical experts.
The House has the votes to override DeWine’s veto. House Bill 68 will likely go into effect anyway.
DeWine’s office has not responded to any requests for comments. I would love to know why he changed his mind.
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“…against the medical judgement of the treating physician and the treating team of medical experts.”
That can be handled by removing the license of any “medical expert” that would do that to a child.
Munchhausen’s syndrome by proxy (apparently now called Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another) is a thing and so is creating a profit center for the next 30 years. I would say longer but the damage they are doing to the children will probably shorten their lives.
Typical RINO squish weakness. Doing it by EO makes it easy for the next prog loon who inhabits the Governor’s mansion to simply revoke it.
The bribery check must no have cleared….
If this article accurately describes the content of both the original bill and the governor’s order, as far as what the government forbids despite the wishes of the parent and medical staff, the governor’s “explanation” is entirely incoherent. Both impose a prohibition that contravenes the parents and doctors.
Three possibilities:
1. He didn’t like something embedded in the bill.
2. He didn’t like someone sponsoring the bill.
3. He knows that his veto can be overriden so he’s signing it to hold on to some credit.
Don’t accept his ‘executive order’ crap. He’s planning to cancel it the second he thinks nobody is looking.
Override the veto and put this RINO clown in his place.
What changed? Blow back and poll numbers. DeWine is the exact type of RINO Big Government we need to get rid of. What a tool
DeWine issues a new executive order that bans child sexual mutilation. and then all of the LI regular commentators are up in arms against him. The problem with commentators here on LI is that they can’t understand a win when it happens. Are you guys all in favor of sexual mutilation? Are you?
It’s not a win when he refuses to sign a law and instead substitutes it with an executive order than can be removed by the stroke of a pen. Did you not understand that part?
Fool, he should have just signed the bill in the first place!
Do you know the difference between an EO and a Law? Take a look at all of Trump’s EO’s that were reversed on day one of Brandon’s tyranny if you need examples. Do you just write stuff without any thought at all?
“JR” is a sexual mutilation. “JR” understands quite well the difference, and doesn’t care. “JR” is as described.
DeWine is a snake. He represents everything that’s been wrong with the GOP for decades. He vetoes the bill that could have actually been enforced and then signs an EO that likely can’t, or at best, is comparatively toothless. And then he can tell people that he ‘banned child mutilation’ when he’s done no such thing. I’m starting to get the feeling we’re not picking people with high levels of integrity to represent our interests.
Starting?
Yes, you are right. DeWine is a snake. He represents everything that’s been wrong with the GOP for decades. So he issues a new executive order that bans child sexual mutilation. So I guess that means that you are in favor of child sexual mutilation. You are one sick puppy.
If he wanted to ban child mutilation, then why didn’t he sign the law that BANNED CHILD MUTILATION? Instead, he signed a TOOTHLESS Executive Order. This isn’t that complicated. It says something that you’re struggling to understand it.
JR is the good Republican and you’re just an alt-right MAGAt, didn’t you know?
JR can go pound sand, or whatever makes him feel good.
As someone who worked in protective services, I can think of lots of places where the state overrules the wishes of the parents.
Like 22 other states have already done, the Ohio legislature is debating legislation that would BAN CHILDREN from using commercial tanning booths. Currently, Children under the age of 18 can only use commercial tanning booths with the express written consent of their parent/legal guardian. The proposed legislation would prohibit the use of tanning booths even with the parent’s consent.
I’m not a physician. But, I’m reasonably confident that sexual reassignment surgery and double mastectomy are both hugely more potentially dangerous than a few minutes in a tanning booth at the age of 17.
https://www.whio.com/news/state-and-regional/ohio-lawmakers-introduce-bill-ban-minors-using-tanning-beds/F2DVWE5VRNA3JLPP5H775UE4CQ/
The Federalist’s Jordan Boyd wittily noted in an essay that it’s time to “transition” the utterly emasculated, feckless and contemptible DeWine out of office.
Mealy Mouth Mike DeWine, RINO-Ohio didn’t change his mind. He is trying to have it both ways. He winds up passing off everyone snd gaining nothing.
“…The House has the votes to override DeWine’s veto. House Bill 68 will likely go into effect anyway.”
The situation is a lot dicier than Chastain thinks. The Ohio House has 99 members with a 67-32 split in favor of the GOP. To override requires a 2/3 majority, i.e. 66 votes. So the GOP can lose no more than 1 vote. Possible. But consider that the original vote to pas s the bill only had 62 votes. To override the GOP needs 4 more votes than the original passage had. Again, possible, but by no means certain.
DeWhine was for child genital mutilation, before he was against it?
Not intending to offend anyone here, but perhaps the blue glasses are a tell? (My commie relative has ones like that.)
DeWine is a skunk.