Washington (CNN) Arkansas' Republican governor on Monday vetoed an anti-transgender health care bill that would've prohibited physicians in the state from providing gender-affirming "procedures" for trans people under age 18. Asa Hutchinson told reporters that he killed HB 1570 because the bill "would be and is a vast government overreach" and because it would've created "new standards of legislative interference with physicians and parents as they deal with some of the most complex and sensitive matters involving young people." The governor called the legislation "a product of the cultural war in America," adding that his veto comes even though he believed the bill was "well-intended." CNN has reached out to the bill's sponsor for comment on the governor's veto. The governor predicted during his remarks that the state's Republican-controlled General Assembly "will likely override" his veto, noting it takes only a simple majority to do so.

Source: CNN April 05, 2021 18:43 UTC