Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a measure passed by the Republican-dominated state Legislature under which gender-affirming care for minors would be banned. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
April 13 (UPI) — Calling the measure “divisive,” Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill passed by the state Legislature that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors under age 18.
In her veto message issued Friday, Kelly said the “divisive legislation targets a small group of Kansans by placing government mandates on them and dictating to parents how to best raise and care for their children.
“This legislation tramples parental rights,” she said. “The last place that I would want to be as a politician is between a parent and a child who needed medical care of any kind.”
The veto of Senate Bill 233 sets the st
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