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AdvertisementArkansas lawmakers vote to override Governor veto on HB1570Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptCONCERNED ABOUT TRANS YOUTH. I’M BEING HANDCUFFED AND TOLD HOW TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AND IT IS NOT THE WAY I’VE BEEN TRAINED OR WHAT I LEARNED O HOW I’VE DEVELOPED MY EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICE. SO IT’S JUST IT’S A VERY DISAPPOINTING WITH HOUSE BILL 1570 SAID TO BECOME LAW IN JULY DOCTORS WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE GENDER-AFFIRMING THERAPIES AND PROCEDURES TO TRANS YOUTH OR REFER THEM TO ANOTHER DOCTOR THAT WILL WHEN YOU WANT MEDICAL ADVICE YOU GO TO A DOCTOR NOT JUST LATER. THAT’S 18 YEAR OLD WILLOW BRASHEARS A TRANS RIGHT ADVOCATE WHO BEGAN HER TRANSITION AT THE AGE OF 13 IF I HAD NOT STARTED HORMONES AT THAT AGE. I PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE WHERE I AM TODAY. THAT WAS DEFINITELY LIFE-SAVING FOR ME. AND YOU KNOW, IT WAS T RIGHT CHOICE FOR ME AND YOU KNOW IN THAT DECISION WAS MADE BETWEEN ME MY FAMILY AND MY DOCTOR BRASHEARS AND AVERITT BOTH SAY THEY’RE STILL DIGESTING THE WEIGHT OF THE OVERTURNED VETO BUT ARE ALREADY LOOKING INTO ACTIONS TO FIGHT THE SAFE ACT THE ACLU ALREADY WORKING ON A LAWSUIT AGAINST THIS LEGISLATION. WE WILL TAKE WHATEVER AVENUE WE NEED TO TO TRY AND PROTECT OUR PROFESSION AND OUR PATIENTS. I THINK THAT WE CANNOT ALLOW THIS TYPE OF INVASION INTO OUR PROFESSION BECAUSE IT’S JUST IT TO ME. IT’S LIKE NON-CONSTITUTIONAL. THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRICS ARKANSAS CHAPTER WHICH DR. AVRA IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF SAYS THEY WILL BE MEETING WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS TO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS. AND WHAT GOES WHAT HAPPENS FROM HERE? I SHOULD SAY AN AVERAGE SAYS SHE AND MANY OTHER DOCTORS ACROSS THE STATE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE VERY FRANK AND HONEST CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR TRANSGENDER PATIENTS ABOUT WHERE TO GO FROM HERE REPORTING LIVAdvertisementArkansas lawmakers vote to override Governor veto on HB1570Arkansas lawmakers voted to override the governor's veto of HB1570 on Tuesday.Tuesday's vote makes Arkansas the first state to ban individuals from under going gender reassignment surgery or hormonal treatments until they are 18. On Monday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson rejected the measure. "The bill is overbroad, extreme, and does not grandfather those young people who are currently under hormone treatment," said Hutchinson to reporters. Dr. Susan Averitt works at Best Start Pediatrics in Johnson, Ark. She told 40/29 News she felt hopeful after the governor's veto, but now feels disappointed and worried for trans youth."I'm being handcuffed and told how to practice medicine," said Dr. Averitt. "It is not the way I've been trained, or what I learned, or how I've developed my experience in practice, so it's just, it's very disappointing"House Bill 1570 prohibits a doctor from providing gender-confirming hormone treatment or surgery to minors.The sponsor of the bill said the measure would protect children from life-altering treatments, but opponents said it would do more harm than good to transgender youth.Trans-rights activist, Willow Brashears, is 18 years old. She said she started her transition at the age of 13. "If I had not started hormones at that age I probably would not be where I am today." Brashears said. "That was definitely life saving for me. And, you know, it was the right choice for me. And knowing that decision was made between me, my family and my doctor."House bill 1570 will go into effect 90 days after the last day of the legislative session. Opponents of the legislation said they plan to sue to block the measure from taking effect this summer.Arkansas lawmakers voted to override the governor's veto of HB1570 on Tuesday.Tuesday's vote makes Arkansas the first state to ban individuals from under going gender reassignment surgery or hormonal treatments until they are 18.AdvertisementOn Monday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson rejected the measure. "The bill is overbroad, extreme, and does not grandfather those young people who are currently under hormone treatment," said Hutchinson to reporters. Dr. Susan Averitt works at Best Start Pediatrics in Johnson, Ark. She told 40/29 News she felt hopeful after the governor's veto, but now feels disappointed and worried for trans youth."I'm being handcuffed and told how to practice medicine," said Dr. Averitt. "It is not the way I've been trained, or what I learned, or how I've developed my experience in practice, so it's just, it's very disappointing"House Bill 1570 prohibits a doctor from providing gender-confirming hormone treatment or surgery to minors.The sponsor of the bill said the measure would protect children from life-altering treatments, but opponents said it would do more harm than good to transgender youth.Trans-rights activist, Willow Brashears, is 18 years old. She said she started her transition at the age of 13. "If I had not started hormones at that age I probably would not be where I am today." Brashears said. "That was definitely life saving for me. And, you know, it was the right choice for me. And knowing that decision was made between me, my family and my doctor."House bill 1570 will go into effect 90 days after the last day of the legislative session. Opponents of the legislation said they plan to sue to block the measure from taking effect this summer.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementArkansas lawmakers vote to override Governor veto on HB1570Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptCONCERNED ABOUT TRANS YOUTH. I’M BEING HANDCUFFED AND TOLD HOW TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AND IT IS NOT THE WAY I’VE BEEN TRAINED OR WHAT I LEARNED O HOW I’VE DEVELOPED MY EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICE. SO IT’S JUST IT’S A VERY DISAPPOINTING WITH HOUSE BILL 1570 SAID TO BECOME LAW IN JULY DOCTORS WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE GENDER-AFFIRMING THERAPIES AND PROCEDURES TO TRANS YOUTH OR REFER THEM TO ANOTHER DOCTOR THAT WILL WHEN YOU WANT MEDICAL ADVICE YOU GO TO A DOCTOR NOT JUST LATER. THAT’S 18...

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