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The article focuses on Ohio lawmakers overriding Governor Mike DeWine's veto of a bill that prohibits transgender minors from accessing puberty blockers, hormone therapy, or gender transition surgery.

The article reports on the move by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to issue an executive order to ban gender-transition surgeries for individuals under 18 years old at state hospitals and ambulatory clinics.

The article focuses on Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's rare veto of a bill aiming to ban transgender minors from accessing transition care, discussing the contested issues around this legislation, the governor's reasoning for the veto, and the broader implications of this decision within the context.

Rushing to work at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center one recent morning, Jason Spence, 33, grabbed a moment during breakfast to type ''stem cells'' into Google and click for the last 24 hours of news. It is a routine he has performed daily in the six weeks since a Federal District Court ruling put the future of his research in jeopardy. ''It's always at the front of my brain when I wake up,'' said Dr. Spence, who has spent four years training to turn stem cells derived from human embryos into pancreatic tissue in the hope of helping diabetes patients. ''You have this career plan to do all of this research, and the thought that they could just shut it off is pretty nerve-racking.'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]