Last-minute committee swap revives ban on gender-affirming care ban for KY youth
Posted on AllSides March 16th, 2023
From The Center
In a last-minute switch on Thursday, Republicans have revived an omnibus anti-LGBTQ bill, which includes a ban on gender-affirming health care for Kentucky’s transgender youth. Less than a day after Senate Republicans voted to dramatically scale back a bill that many in the party said went too far because it left trans kids with no health care options, Sen. Max Wise, R-Campbellsville, and Rep. David Meade, R-Stanford, introduced an amended version of Senate Bill 150 that would do just that. It’s the latest sign of disunity among Kentucky Republicans in...