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Conversion therapy shielded in Kentucky as legislature overrides Beshear veto

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Kentucky’s Republican-controlled legislature voted largely along party lines to override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill to cancel his restrictions on conversion therapy and prohibit Medicaid from covering transgender-affirming medical care.

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Kentucky General Assembly overturns Beshear's conversion therapy, transgender Medicaid coverage veto

FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — The General Assembly has overturned the governor's veto on House Bill 495. "The Republican-led legislature just overrode my veto on House Bill 495, which will allow conversion therapy in Kentucky," Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday on X, formerly known as Twitter. Gov. Beshear vetoes bill aimed at overturning conversion therapy ban and Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care Beshear banned conversion therap…

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Conversion therapy shielded in Kentucky as legislature overrides Beshear veto

Supporters of LGBTQ+ rights draped banners in the Kentucky Capitol on the day Republicans finalized enactment a new law protecting conversion therapy and barring Medicaid from paying for transgender care. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Sarah Ladd)FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s Republican-controlled legislature voted largely along party lines to override Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill to cancel his restrictions on conversion therapy and prohibit Medicaid…

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Gov. Beshear's conversion therapy, transgender Medicaid coverage veto overturned

FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — The General Assembly has overturned the governor's veto on House Bill 495. "The Republican-led legislature just overrode my veto on House Bill 495, which will allow conversion therapy in Kentucky," Gov. Andy Beshear announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, on the afternoon of March 27. Gov. Beshear vetoes bill aimed at overturning conversion therapy ban and Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care Beshear ban…

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Conversion therapy protected in Kentucky as lawmakers override Beshear’s veto of HB 495

According to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, the state legislature has overrided his veto of House Bill 495, a bill that includes a measure that would overturn a previous executive order banning conversion therapy. Beshear previously called conversion therapy "torture." "The Republican-led legislature just overrode my veto on House Bill 495, which will allow conversion therapy in Kentucky," Beshear said on X. The Kentucky Senate Majority said on…

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