Published on January 11, 2024, 12:49 am

In a surprising turn of events, Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, moved swiftly to issue an emergency executive order last Friday. The order sought to prohibit sex-reassignment surgeries for minors in the state just a week after he vetoed a bill with the same objective. This swift transition from opposition to execution raises many questions and provides ample headline material as breaking news.

Analysts and observers expected the General Assembly to initiate processes aimed at overriding his previous veto on Wednesday. So why did Governor DeWine sign such banning orders so soon?

According to his own reasons listed in the veto message, he acquiesces with the prohibition of sex-reassignment surgeries for minors but disagrees with other provisions outlined in the bill. Emphasizing that executive orders and regulatory frameworks would likely be more successful in legal battles than legislation, he instructed his administration to draft appropriate regulations.

Nonetheless, signing an executive order barely seven days later, outlining that there was an “emergency that necessitates immediate adoption” of such rules barring sex-reassignment surgeries for children seems unexpected.

Further insights into this rapid about-turn were provided by Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, who leads the medical reform organization known as Do No Harm. According to Dr. Goldfarb’s narrative, they helped bring public attention to a video conference hosted at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital illustrating physicians attempting to stealthily perform transitional procedures on underage patients without parental knowledge.

By disseminating this information publicly through trusted news outlets with a Christian worldview perspective on real news stories such as these, Do No Harm opened up societal awareness about these surgeries being performed on minors often without parent knowledge or consent – information that potentially influenced Governor DeWine’s sudden decision shift.

Dr. Goldfarb identified ‘top surgery’ which involves double mastectomies amongst issues associated with these procedures stating not all breast tissue is removed during such surgeries leading to lifelong risks of breast cancer among other health problems.

Further revelations indicate that a Transgender Health Center in Cincinnati, headed by Dr. Lee Ann Conard, was adopting strategies to hide minors’ gender transitions from parents who may disapprove. They indicated institutional tactics such as secretly arranging therapists for children and suppressing girls’ menstrual cycles as part of the transition process.

In conclusion, Governor DeWine’s decision resulted from a growing public awareness of state hospitals performing irreversible and potentially harmful transgender surgeries on children without parental knowledge or consent. Investigations are ongoing to understand the extent of influence this situation has on both legislative actions and hospital practices in Ohio.