Gov. Mike DeWine to hold press conference Friday on transgender medical care, sports bill

Gov. Mike DeWine will hold a press conference Friday morning as he decides whether to sign or veto legislation that would restrict the medical care of transgender minors and ban transgender girls from female sports in high schools and colleges in Ohio.

Earlier coverage: Gov. Mike DeWine taking 'hard look' at ban on transgender medical care for minors

House Bill 68, which passed the House and Senate earlier this month, would prevent doctors from prescribing hormones, puberty blockers or gender reassignment surgery before patients turn 18. It also would prohibit transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams in high school and college.

Last week, DeWine said he was visiting children's hospitals, meeting with families and reviewing testimony for and against the legislation.

You can watch live coverage of DeWine's press conference here at 10:30 a.m. Friday.

This story will be updated.

Haley BeMiller is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio.

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