Louisiana Bans Transgender Procedures for Children After Lawmakers Overturn Governor’s Veto

Louisiana Bans Transgender Procedures for Children After Lawmakers Overturn Governor’s Veto
A file image of Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Feb. 1, 2022. AP Photo/Matthew Hinton
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Louisiana will ban certain transgender procedures on people under the age of 18 after lawmakers overturned the governor’s veto of the bill.

The Stop Harming Our Kids Act, also known as HB 648 (pdf), was passed by the Republican-controlled state legislature along party lines in early June, but Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, had vetoed the bill.