Andy Beshear bucks occasion and fights with GOP challenger about gender transition surgical procedure

Eden Villalovas

July 29, 11:42 AM July 29, 11:42 AM

Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) released a counterattack towards the Republican narrative that he is a backer of gender reassignment surgical procedure for minors in a modern advert.

“My position on this has always been apparent,” Beshear explained. “I have never ever supported gender reassignment medical procedures for minors, and they really don't happen in Kentucky.”

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Beshear cites his Christian religion and guidance for parental legal rights, a stance normally rejected by his Democratic Get together, to rebuke Republican criticisms backed by his opponent — Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron.

“My religion guides me as governor and as a dad," Beshear states in the advert. “I’m a deacon in my church, and I believe that all kids are kids of God.”

In excess of the very last number of weeks, the campaigns of Cameron and Beshear have heated up, as Republicans are pushing back again towards the Democratic governor for reiterating his stance in the advert immediately after vetoing a monthly bill that positioned regulations on transgender youth previously this yr.

Beshear claimed Senate Invoice 150 “allows far too a lot authorities interference in particular health care concerns and rips away the independence of mother and father to make healthcare decisions for their kids,” in the March veto.

Having said that, the Republican-dominated legislature had sufficient votes to override Beshear’s veto, overturning his buy.

“We are unable to allow people today to keep on down the path of fantasy, to exactly where they’re likely to conclusion up 10, 20, 30 a long time down the road and uncover them selves depressing from selections that they made when they ended up youthful,” Republican Rep. Shane Baker mentioned, praising the override.

Cameron filed an appeal from a federal judge’s ruling this month that blocked the state’s ban on gender surgeries and therapy for minors.

“It’s indefensible that leftist activists are disguising sterilization and genital surgical procedures as pediatric care for vulnerable youngsters,” Cameron said, calling the medical procedures “child mutilation” in a statement.

The GOP condition Attorney Normal Cameron is polling driving in the substantial-stakes race versus Beshear, who was sworn in as governor in 2019. With the typical election in 4 months, new statewide polling exhibits Cameron 10 details powering Beshear. Beshear’s favorability rating is a person of the best amid governors in the country — 63% of registered voters in the deep-purple state say they approve of the way he is dealing with his occupation.