Arkansas is officially the first state to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth. 

On Monday, Governor Asa Hutchinson vetoed the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, which would ban doctors from providing gender-affirming healthcare to transgender minors. 

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Hutchinson said the intentions behind the legislation were “well-intended but off course.” 

On Tuesday, lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House and Senate voted to override Hutchinson’s veto of the bill, the Associated Press reported. 

The override passed in both chambers with a House vote of 72-25 and a Senate vote of 25-8. 

Opponents of the SAFE Act, including the American Civil Liberties Union, have vowed to sue in an attempt to block the ban before it takes effect in July. 

BREAKING: The Arkansas legislature overrode Governor Hutchinson’s veto on HB 1570, a bill that would ban health care for trans youth.

We are preparing litigation as we speak.

— ACLU (@ACLU) April 6, 2021

The Arkansas General Assembly has officially voted to override Gov. Hutchinson’s veto. HB1570 passes. We will see you in court you cruel cruel people.

— Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) April 6, 2021

Democratic Senator Clarke Tucker said the bill is a form of bullying. 

“What I see, this bill, is the most powerful again bullying the most vulnerable people in our state.”

To my transgender brothers and sisters I love you and stand with you. We will fight this TOGETHER. These are not our values. What are our values is what State Senator @clarketucker wrote below. #arkansas #TransRightsAreHumanRights #equality https://t.co/5hjE1Mkgng

— Michael Dean Shelton (@michaeldean0116) April 7, 2021

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