DeWine, a Republican, announced his veto at a news conference on Friday morning. He said he visited several children's hospitals and spoke with parents and transgender children to help inform his decision.
"Parents have looked me in the eye and have told me, that but for this treatment, their child would be dead," DeWine told reporters. "Ultimately I think this is about protecting human life."
State level GOP is mixed on how insane they are about trans issues, compared to lock step fascism from the federal and media level
State level politics is still different to a degree from federal politics and the media environment is totally different. I think a lot of these GOP governors are smart enough to piece together that full fash is not popular with voters.