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The charges against Dr. Ethan Haim were dropped after a personal appeal from Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley to President Donald Trump.
However, after Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed the bill, he took even stricter executive actions on gender-affirming care.
Gov. Tony Evers had promised to veto the bill, and he keeps his promises, he said Wednesday.
The DOJ is looking to join a suit brought by Tennessee families.
State Sen. Tyler Pace said he was moved by hearing about treatments that save and improve lives.
The measure will now be considered in the state House, over the outrage of transgender rights advocates.
Another court has stepped in to block Republican efforts to take away essential health care from transgender people.
A federal appeals court refused to place a hold on an inunction against the ban, which threatens health care workers with 10 years in prison.
Gov. Edwards sustained his veto of two other anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
Far-right Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the bill soon.
"This law stands in the way of our child getting the medical care she will desperately need," says Amanda Dennis, mother of a trans daughter.
The judge stopped the administration from stripping funding from medical providers that provide medical care to transgender minors.
The judge partially stopped the law from being enforced.
The bill would ban discrimination against prospective parents and also protect youth in the system from conversion therapy.
Lawmakers passed the legislation over Gov. John Bel Edwards's veto.
Anti-trans legislation is having a severe impact on the mental health of trans youth.
The legislation, signed Monday by Gov. Kevin Stitt, includes the possibility of felony charges for violation.
Legislators have passed a bill and sent it to Gov. Bill Lee (pictured), and they're also moving toward restrictions on drag shows.
Legislators Tuesday overrode Gov. Asa Hutchinson's veto, making Arkansas the first state with such a law.
