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Ava Sasani

Trans care at stake as Ohio Republicans hope to revive restrictive bill

A person holds a sign that reads 'trans kids lives matter'
Transgender rights advocates rally outside the Ohio statehouse in Columbus on 24 June 2021. Photograph: Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Ohio lawmakers will return to the statehouse on Wednesday as house Republicans attempt to revive HB 68, a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for trans youth.

The special session comes after Mike DeWine surprised fellow Republicans by vetoing HB 68 late last month, a move celebrated by LGBTQ+ advocates and parents of transgender children in the state.

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