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ACLU-KY Statement on Veto Override of Senate Bill 150 [1]
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Date: 2023-03-29 14:10:37-04:00
The following statement can be attributed to ACLU-KY Executive Director Amber Duke regarding the veto override of Senate Bill 150, an omnibus anti-trans bill:
In another shameful attack on LGBTQ youth in Kentucky, the General Assembly has overridden Governor Beshear’s veto of Senate Bill 150.
SB 150 was rushed through the legislature in a deliberately secretive process at the 11th hour. Trans Kentuckians, medical and mental health professionals, and accredited professional associations pleaded with lawmakers to listen to the experts, not harmful rhetoric based in fear and hate. Their pleas fell on deaf ears as the general assembly passed the bill in a matter of hours.
While an “emergency” clause was applied to some sections of the bill, the health care ban provisions will not go into effect until late June -- 90 days after the legislature adjourns. Trans youth can still receive care until that portion of the bill takes effect. And we intend to take this fight to the courts to make sure Kentuckians’ right to that care will continue.
To all the trans youth who may be affected by this legislation: we stand by you, and we will not stop fighting. You are cherished. You are loved. You belong.
To the commonwealth: we will see you in court.
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[1] Url:
https://www.aclu-ky.org/en/news/aclu-ky-statement-veto-override-senate-bill-150-0
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