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

Special session comes after surprise veto from governor, whose proposed new rules ‘go well beyond’ scope of original bill

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 Governor 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.