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Arkansas Outlaws Gender-Affirming Treatment for Trans Youth After Overriding Governor s Veto People 1 hr ago © Provided by People Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Arkansas has become the first state to outlaw gender-affirming treatment for trans youth, in what Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson decried as a vast government overreach. The state s General Assembly voted Tuesday to override Gov. Hutchinson s veto, with a 71-24 vote in the Republican-controlled House, followed shortly after by a 25-8 vote in the Republican-controlled Senate, according to CNN. H.B. 1570 otherwise known as the Arkansas Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act passed last month, with a 70-22 vote in the House and 28-7 vote in the Senate.

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