(Christian Headlines) Arkansas on Tuesday became the first state to ban gender transition procedures for children and teens when its legislature overrode a veto of a bill by the governor, who had rejected the bill one day earlier.
The bill, known as the “Arkansas Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act,” became law by passing the state House 71-24 and the Senate, 25-8.
“Our children stand as pawns right now. They’re minors and they’re children and they need to be protected” from the medical profession, said state Rep. Robin Lundstrum, a bill sponsor. “Even medicine sometimes is wrong. We should never experiment on children. Ever.”