Senator Marshall Releases Statement After Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Vetoes Bill Protecting Minors

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. issued the following statement after Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 63 (SB 63), which if signed into law would have protected Kansas children from genital mutilation and irreversible hormone replacement treatments.

“Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill that would have protected Kansas children from mutilation and irreversible hormone replacement treatments is disgraceful,” said Senator Marshall. “Yet again, Governor Kelly is putting her radical liberal ideology above the safety of Kansas kids. Child mutilation is not a parental right and on the contrary, should be criminal. I look forward to the legislature overriding this insane veto.”

BACKGROUND

• Last December, Senator Marshall introduced the Safeguarding the Overall Protection of Minors Act, a bill that would protect our children from transgender procedures and irreversible hormone replacement treatments.
• Along with this legislation, Senator Marshall also recently led the Defining Male and Female Act to ensure the legal definition of sex is based on facts, not feelings, which would protect exclusive spaces for women like bathrooms and locker rooms. 
• In November 2024, Senator Marshall brought together a coalition to sound the alarm on the extreme gender ideology war being waged against America’s children and to talk about solutions, including the Safeguarding the Overall Protection of Minors Act.
• Senator Marshall is a medical doctor with more than 25 years of experience. He has also delivered over 5,000 babies.