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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson On Transgender Health Care Bill: 'Step Way Too Far'

"My own personal view that this is too extreme, it was too broad and did not grandfather in those young people who are currently under hormone treatment," he said, before apologizing.
The Arkansas state legislature overrode Gov. Asa Hutchinson's veto of a bill on restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender youth.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the state legislature has gone a "step way too far," after the the House and Senate on Tuesday voted to override his veto on a bill banning gender-affirming treatments for transgender minors in the state.

Hutchinson, a Republican, said he is disappointed but not

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