Arkansas Enacts Treatment Ban for Transgender Youth

“The Arkansas Legislature has overturned Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s (R) veto of a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, with a majority of both chambers voting to override in largely party-line votes Tuesday afternoon,” the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports.

Associated Press: “Hutchinson vetoed the bill following pleas from pediatricians, social workers and the parents of transgender youth who said the measure would harm a community already at risk for depression and suicide.”