A train derailment in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a> on Wednesday caused molten sulphur to spill out of two cars, starting a fire and leading to some residents evacuating the area. 
The derailment, which involved 16 cars, <a href="https://www.csx.com/index.cfm/about-us/media/press-releases/csx-responds-to-livingston-kentucky-derailment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">happened</a> at around 2:23 p.m. Wednesday afternoon in an area just north of Livingstone, Kentucky. By Thursday afternoon, CSX, the train operator <a href="https://www.csx.com/index.cfm/about-us/media/press-releases/livingston-kentucky-derailment-update-4-00-p-m/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the fire had been put out and residents could go home. 
&#8220;CSX and local emergency responders in Rockcastle county, Ky. have extinguished the fire that resulted from yesterday’s train derailment just north of Livingston, Ky. Specialized equipment has been deployed to conduct air monitoring in the area and local authorities have determined it safe for residents to return to their homes,” CSX said in a statement. 
The previous day, CSX said that it had sent specialized equipment to the area to test air quality because burning molten sulphur releases sulphur dioxide. The train operator paid for about 112 residents to go to stay in nearby Mt. Vernon while the fires were put out. 
Evacuation wasn’t required, but government officials did allow residents to decide for themselves if they wanted to leave the area.
&#8220;[Evacuation] wasn&#8217;t mandated but we went to each one of the homes twice and highly recommended that they evacuate,&#8221; <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/small-kentucky-town-urged-evacuate-train-derails-spilling-chemicals-rcna126481" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> a government spokesperson. &#8220;Some people chose to stay at home: that was totally their own decision.&#8221;
On Thursday, Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovAndyBeshear/status/1727806265307324616" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement that he was thankful for those who responded to the fire. 
“Thank you to the first responders who worked hard to put out the fire at the train derailment site in Rockcastle County. While there is still work to be done, we are thankful for the good news that our families in Livingston are able to spend the rest of Thanksgiving at home,” he said. 
In the last year, there has been a spate of train derailments across the country from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/another-norfolk-southern-train-derails-as-ceo-testifies-to-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alabama</a> to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trains-with-potentially-hazardous-material-crash-into-montana-river" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Montana</a> to Ohio, where a derailment in East Palestine cost over $800 million and the release of toxic chemicals into the air. 
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After the derailment in East Palestine, train operator Norfolk Southern <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/norfolk-southern-says-cost-of-east-palestine-derailment-has-doubled-as-chemical-cleanup-continues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opted</a> to burn several cars filled with the dangerous chemical vinyl chloride over fears that the cars would explode. The fire sent a cloud of smoke that remained over the town of 4,700 for days. Nearly six months after the disaster, chemicals from the derailment appear to still be present in a creek as trucks continue to haul contaminated water and soil out of the town, the Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/ohio-train-derailment-norfolk-southern-update-cb5815ee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.

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Chemicals Leak Following Kentucky Train Derailment Caused Evacuations Over Thanksgiving

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a> Governor Andy Beshear, a Democrat, won a second four-year term in the election on Tuesday in the red state.
With 87% of votes counted, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/07/us/elections/results-kentucky-governor.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data showed</a> Beshear with 654,537 votes and 52.5% support, beating out Republican candidate Daniel Cameron, who had 592,884 votes and 47.5% support.
The numbers were sufficient enough for the Associated Press and others to call the contest in Beshear&#8217;s favor and for Cameron to concede the race.
Cameron, the state&#8217;s attorney general, said in his concession speech that he called the governor to congratulate him and encouraged supporters to pray for the winner.
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“I ask that you pray for Gov. Beshear … What ultimately matters is that we know that Christ is on the throne.”
— Republican Daniel Cameron in his concession speech to Andy Beshear (D) in the Kentucky governor&#39;s race <a href="https://t.co/e3JhuPq6E8">pic.twitter.com/e3JhuPq6E8</a>
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&#8220;I know from his perspective and from all of our perspectives that we all want the same thing for our future generations: a better commonwealth, one in which it can ultimately be a shining city on a hill — a model and example for the rest of the nation to follow,&#8221; Cameron said.
Beshear ran a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-kentucky-gov-focuses-on-abortion-as-2023-race-heats-up-gop-opponent-calls-strategy-desperate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">staunchly pro-abortion campaign</a> in a state where voters last year <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1134835022/kentucky-abortion-amendment-midterms-results" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rejected</a> a constitutional amendment to enshrine Kentucky&#8217;s near-total ban after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade while Cameron set his focus on issues related to crime and radical gender theory.
Race <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/epitome-of-racism-tim-scott-blasts-despicable-racist-attack-on-kentuckys-daniel-cameron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shook up the contest</a> with ads from a liberal Super PAC funded by billionaire George Soros suggesting that Cameron, who is black, is an &#8220;Uncle Tom.&#8221;
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Former President Donald Trump, who won Kentucky by double-digits in the 2020 election, endorsed Cameron, but polling <a href="https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article281207713.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicated</a> that Beshear was popular even among Trump voters.
&#8220;Tonight, our Commonwealth rejected anger politics and proved there is more that unites us than can ever divide us,&#8221; Beshear <a href="https://twitter.com/AndyBeshearKY/status/1722087227428118744" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X on Tuesday celebrating his victory.
But in his victory speech, Beshear took political shots, including at Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who <a href="https://www.lex18.com/news/kentucky-votes/cameron-rounds-out-campaign-with-arkansas-gov-sarah-huckabee-sanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joined</a> with Cameron on the campaign trail in the final stretch.
“Tonight, Kentucky made a choice &#8230; of Jack Harlow over Sarah Huckabee Sanders,&#8221; he <a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1722079952432934920" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, referring to the Louisville native rapper who appeared <a href="https://twitter.com/WLKYMark/status/1720096053637386494" target="_blank" rel="noopener">with Beshear</a> at a rally last week. Beshear also <a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1722079952432934920" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bragged</a> of his success against other GOP officials and conservative groups who opposed him.
President Joe Biden, who may face Trump next year in a 2020 rematch, spoke with Beshear to congratulate him on winning re-election, according to the White House.
Republicans fared better in other state-wide contests, with the GOP candidate handily winning in the Kentucky <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/07/us/elections/results-kentucky-attorney-general.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attorney general race</a> and in the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/07/us/elections/results-kentucky-secretary-of-state.html#:~:text=Michael%20Adams%2C%20Republican%2C%20wins%20the,of%20state%20race%20in%20Kentucky." target="_blank" rel="noopener">secretary of state</a> race.

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Democrat Wins Second Term In Kentucky Governor’s Race

Democrat Wins Second Term In Kentucky Governor's Race

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Voters across the country head to the polls on Tuesday to decide key elections, including a bid by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a> Republicans to flip the governor’s office and a referendum in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ohio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ohio</a> on whether to establish abortion as a constitutional right. 
In Kentucky, Democratic Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/andy-beshear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andy Beshear</a> is facing a challenge from Republican Attorney General <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/daniel-cameron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel Cameron</a>, with recent polls showing a <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/11/03/andy-beshear-daniel-cameron-tied-kentucky-governors-race-emerson-poll/71435638007/">tight race</a>. One survey released on Friday from Emerson College Polling showed Beshear and Cameron tied, with both taking 47%. 
Cameron had been behind by 16 points in the previous Emerson poll before appearing to close the gap in recent weeks. Emerson College Polling executive director Spencer Kimball said the gap seemed to narrow because Cameron &#8220;appears to have gained ground by consolidating Republican voters who supported former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.”
During his campaign, Cameron highlighted former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Trump won Kentucky by 26 points in 2020, and Republicans have a supermajority in the legislature, overturning Beshear’s vetoes on a number of occasions. 
Last year, Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/historic-republicans-gain-voter-registration-advantage-in-another-state-for-the-first-time-ever" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gained an edge</a> in voter registration in the commonwealth for the first time, as it has trended red in recent years. 
In Ohio, voters will decide whether to place a right to an abortion in the state constitution. Pro-life advocates say that the initiative would allow abortions at all stages of pregnancy.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican, has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ohio-attorney-general-proposed-constitutional-amendment-would-legalize-all-abortion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that, if passed, Issue 1 would effectively legalize all abortion in the state.
“[T]he Amendment would give greater protection to abortion to be free from regulation than at any time in Ohio’s history,” analysis from Yost said. “That new test includes definitions and other terms that likewise make it harder for any law covering ‘reproductive decisions’ to survive.”
Since August 9, more than $18 million has been spent in favor of the pro-abortion initiative, with just $7 million being spent in opposition, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/ohio-abortion-backers-victory-unbroken-winning-streak-issue-1-rcna122831" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to NBC News. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade last year, seven states have put abortion rights on the ballot, and pro-life advocates <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/abortion-rights-won-every-election-roe-v-wade-overturned-rcna99031">have lost every time</a>. 
Ohioans will also vote on the legalization of recreational marijuana for adults.
In Virginia, political control of the state legislature is up for grabs with Republicans looking to hold on to the House of Delegates and take a majority in the state Senate. Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/full-panic-mode-biden-asks-dnc-to-help-out-virginia-dems-amid-record-fundraising-from-youngkin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">broken fundraising records</a>, prompting President Joe Biden to ask the Democratic National Committee to donate to Virginia Democrats. A win for Republicans would give Youngkin the opportunity to get some conservative legislation passed before his term expires. 
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Mississippi Republican Governor Tate Reeves is also on the ballot on Tuesday, facing a challenge from Democrat Brandon Presley, who has accused Reeves of corruption. Reeves won his first race in 2019 by five points, and the state consistently voted Republican in presidential elections, with <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-governors-race-election-2023-28ed92be2af47c1f3573eb364846c2d4#:~:text=The%20last%20time%20a%20Democrat,compared%20with%20Reeves%27%20%246.3%20million." target="_blank" rel="noopener">the last</a> Democrat to win the state being Jimmy Carter.
Voters in Pennsylvania will also vote to <a href="https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-voters-to-decide-who-fills-vacant-seat-on-state-supreme-court/45758517#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fill a vacant</a> state Supreme Court seat, which could either increase or narrow the Democrat&#8217;s 4-2 advantage on the court. Republican Carolyn Carluccio is facing off against Democrat Dan McCaffery.

Republican Candidate For Governor Of Kentucky Daniel Cameron Holds An Primary Election Night Event

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Republican senator and presidential candidate Tim Scott says the racist ads attacking Kentucky Republican Daniel Cameron as an &#8220;Uncle Tom&#8221; are the &#8220;epitome of racism,&#8221; and says the silence of his Democrat opponent Andy Beshear is &#8220;despicable.&#8221;
The ads from a liberal Super PAC funded by billionaire George Soros call into question whether Cameron, the first black attorney general in Kentucky history, is truly a friend of the black community. The ad from Black Voters Matters PAC refers to Cameron as “Uncle Daniel Cameron,” and uses the saying, “Skinfolk ain’t kinfolk” — a refrain used by black liberals to suggest that anyone who disagrees with them politically is a race traitor.
Scott, who in 2014 became the first black senator elected in the south since reconstruction, said Beshear, Kentucky&#8217;s sitting governor, has a duty to stand up to the overt racism in his state.
&#8220;Why in the world would the governor of a state with the type of diversity he has, with the mantle the people have given him,  remain silent?&#8221; Scott said in an interview with The Daily Wire. &#8220;For one reason: Power. Unless it&#8217;s that he just authentically believes it all.&#8221;
&#8220;The simplest way to state what these yoyos are doing is race-baiting, and feeding the fire for the purpose of power,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;They feel like they can do whatever it takes to divide the state of Kentucky, to fan the flames of racism, to be small and to be so addicted to power that you will call that man, Uncle Tom.&#8221;
Beshear has declined to comment on the ad, telling the Lexington Herald-Leader that because the ad came from &#8220;an African American-led PAC,&#8221; the governor has opted to &#8220;let them comment for themselves.&#8221;
The PAC has doubled-down on the attack, putting up a new ad using the same &#8220;Skinfolk ain&#8217;t Kinfolk&#8221; refrain along with an image of Cameron as the fictional black character played by Samuel L. Jackson in film Django Unchained — the character was vicious to his fellow slaves, and was described by Jackson as the film&#8217;s &#8220;hateful negro.&#8221;
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Scott says Beshear&#8217;s failure to condemn the ad sends the wrong message to black youth.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a signal to every little kid growing up in Kentucky who happens to be brown, that if you stick your head up at all and espouse conservative virtues, you might be next. To think of the signal and the message that they&#8217;re sending, it&#8217;s just despicable,&#8221; Scott said, adding that those who are silent about it are &#8220;complicit.&#8221;
Cliff Albright, the co-founder of Black Voters Matter Action PAC, told radio host Roland Martin that he had no regrets about the ad, and that Cameron is a white supremacist.
&#8220;He has shown himself to be just as much of a threat to the black community as the staunchest white supremacists,&#8221; Albright said. &#8220;You don&#8217;t have to be white to pursue and reinforce white supremacist policies. As we said in the ad, all skinfolk ain&#8217;t kinfolk.&#8221;
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Albright also said that calling Cameron an Uncle Tom, a slur derived from Harriet Beecher Stowe&#8217;s Uncle Tom&#8217;s Cabin novel, would be an insult to Uncle Tom.
&#8220;Technically, we didn&#8217;t call him Uncle Tom right? To do so actually would probably be more of an insult to the actual Uncle Tom,&#8221; Albright said.
Cameron has condemned the ad as &#8220;racist and hateful.&#8221;
“I never faced racism or discrimination while growing up or working in Kentucky until I decided to stand up to the national Democrat establishment.” Cameron told The Daily Wire, which was first to report on the ad. “I don’t support their policies, so the Left attacks me for my skin color.”
Beshear has not responded to requests for comment.

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‘Epitome Of Racism’: Tim Scott Blasts ‘Despicable’ Racist Attack On Kentucky’s Daniel Cameron

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Nearly 70% of all inmates released by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) through commutations during the coronavirus pandemic went on to re-offend, with some committing violent felonies like assault and homicide, according to a <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/10/FILE_5795.pdf">report</a> ordered by Kentucky&#8217;s state legislature.
The report, produced by Kentucky&#8217;s Department of Information and Technology Services, found that of the 1,702 individuals whose sentences were commuted by Beshear in 2020, a majority of them, 882, went on to commit felonies. An additional 252 committed misdemeanors, leaving just over 500 who committed no crimes.
Beshear commuted criminal sentences through <a href="https://governor.ky.gov/attachments/20200402_Executive-Order_2020-267_Conditional-Commutation-of-Sentence.pdf">two</a> distinct <a href="https://governor.ky.gov/attachments/20200825_Executive-Order_2020-699_Commutations.pdf">executive orders</a>, both of which were examined in the report. of those from the April 3, 2020, release cohort “68% of individuals … have had at least one criminal case including at least a misdemeanor charge filed against them since release.” The reoffending rate was nearly identical for those released on August 24, 2020, with the report finding that “69% of individuals …have had at least one criminal case including at least a misdemeanor charge filed against them.”
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The report was due to the legislature in July, but was not produced until October 6, just about a month before Beshear is up for reelection. Beshear will face Kentucky&#8217;s Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who has worked to make the commutations a theme of the election battle.
The pair <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umvCrA_zLzo">sparred</a> over the issue of crime in a recent gubernatorial debate ahead of the November 7 election, with Cameron stating the findings of the report on the debate stage. Cameron said the commutations made &#8220;communities less safe, and our law enforcement&#8217;s job more difficult.&#8221;
Meanwhile, Beshear has touted an <a href="https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article277611833.html">inaccurate crime report</a> as evidence that crime has plummeted over the last year. He says the commutation statistics are irrelevant, because many of the inmates were set to be released that year anyway.
Beshear did not respond to a request for comment. Polling in the state has been sparse ahead of the gubernatorial election, but an October poll found Beshear to have a comfortable lead over Cameron.

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Majority Of Kentucky Inmates Released By Governor’s COVID Commutations Committed Felonies

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A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Tennessee and Kentucky&#8217;s bans on gender-related medical interventions, such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender surgeries on children.
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals <a href="https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CA6-Opinion.pdf">ruled</a> 2-1 to reject a challenge to the laws from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and families of trans-identifying children.
&#8220;This is a relatively new diagnosis with ever-shifting approaches to care over the last decade or two. Under these circumstances, it is difficult for anyone to be sure about predicting the long-term consequences of abandoning age limits of any sort for these treatments,&#8221; <a href="https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CA6-Opinion.pdf">wrote</a> Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton.
The ACLU called Thursday&#8217;s ruling a &#8220;devastating result&#8221; and promised to take further action.
&#8220;The disastrous impact of Tennessee’s law and all others like it has already been felt in thousands of homes and communities. Denying transgender youth equality before the law and needlessly withholding the necessary medical care their families and their doctors know is right for them has caused and will continue to cause serious harm,&#8221; the ACLU <a href="https://www.aclu-tn.org/federal-appeals-court-rejects-request-block-tennessee-ban-gender-affirming-care/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Thursday in a statement.
Daily Wire host Matt Walsh reacted to the ruling Thursday evening, calling it &#8220;huge.&#8221;
&#8220;This is huge. Our ban on child mutilation has been upheld. When we passed the bill, trans activists gloated that they would easily get it overturned in court. Who’s gloating now you child butchering ghouls?&#8221; Walsh posted on X.
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This is huge. Our ban on child mutilation has been upheld. When we passed the bill, trans activists gloated that they would easily get it overturned in court. Who’s gloating now you child butchering ghouls? <a href="https://t.co/cQCeUo2cH2">https://t.co/cQCeUo2cH2</a>
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti celebrated the ruling as well, <a href="https://twitter.com/AGTennessee/status/1707555064334680409?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posting</a> on X, &#8220;Tennessee’s law that protects children from irreversible gender-related medical interventions remains in effect.&#8221;
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Tennessee Representative Jason Zachary (R) called the ruling a &#8220;big win.&#8221;
&#8220;Protecting children is a priority in TN,&#8221; Zachary <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonZacharyTN/status/1707558577882190164?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Another state congressman, Representative William Lamberth (R), said Tennessee will &#8220;continue to lead the way&#8221; when it comes to &#8220;protecting our children.&#8221;
&#8220;This is a huge win in the fight against a dangerous and extreme ideology that harms children and ruins lives,&#8221; Lamberth <a href="https://twitter.com/WilliamLamberth/status/1707556207546765415?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
A similar ban in Alabama was <a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/eleventh-circuit-affirms-alabama-limits-on-medications-for-transgender-youth/#:~:text=to%20CNS%20Plus-,11th%20Circuit%20upholds%20Alabama%20limits%20on%20medications%20for%20transgender%20youth,panel%20reversed%20that%20decision%20Monday." target="_blank" rel="noopener">upheld</a> by a federal appeals court last month. Bans in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Montana, and Indiana have been overturned.
Over the last few years, critics have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/st-louis-clinic-ditches-transgender-care-for-minors-over-law-exposing-doctors-to-lawsuits">sounded the alarm</a> about the permanent effects of both gender hormone treatments and surgical procedures, especially on children.
Both puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones come with serious health risks. Puberty blockers can <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gender-dysphoria/in-depth/pubertal-blockers/art-20459075" target="_blank" rel="noopener">affect</a> bone growth and density and cause sexual dysfunction, voice damage, and infertility, among other issues. Cross-sex hormones can <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/transgender-young-people-in-u-s-have-nearly-doubled-recently-report-shows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cause</a> infertility, deadly blood clots, heart attacks, increased cancer risks of the breasts and ovaries, liver dysfunction, worsening psychological illness, and other serious conditions.
The number of gender surgeries nearly tripled in the U.S. from 2016 to 2019, according to an <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2808707?utm_source=For_The_Media&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ftm_links&amp;utm_term=082323" target="_blank" rel="noopener">analysis</a> published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open. In 2016, there were about 4,550 procedures, and that number spiked to around 13,000 in 2019.
Hundreds of girls in the U.S., some as young as 12, <a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/101252?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2022-10-17&amp;eun=g394940d0r&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20Evening%202022-10-17&amp;utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have gotten</a> elective, gender-related double mastectomies to remove their healthy breasts over the last few years.
Meanwhile, it is more popular than ever for youth to adopt new gender identities. An estimated 300,000 minors aged 13 to 17 <a href="https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/transgender-estimate-press-release/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified</a> as transgender as of last year.

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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Tennessee, Kentucky’s Bans On Cross-Sex Hormones, Puberty Blockers For Children

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Tennessee, Kentucky's Bans On Cross-Sex Hormones, Puberty Blockers For Children

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Democratic Kentucky Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/andy-beshear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andy Beshear</a> is highlighting the abortion issue and criticizing his Republican opponent’s strong pro-life stance as the 2023 gubernatorial race heads into its final two months.
The Beshear campaign released an attack ad last week hitting Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Beshear’s challenger, for his support for a measure that bans all abortions with the exception of saving the mother from death or a disabling injury. Beshear’s ad pressing the abortion issue is airing in rural, urban, and suburban areas of Kentucky, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/kentucky-governor-campaign-abortion-4e57bc358ab4466b98b4e2de63076f03" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press. 
“When a woman or girl becomes pregnant from rape, the trauma is unimaginable,” Jefferson County Prosecutor Erin White says in the ad. “Daniel Cameron thinks a 9-year-old rape survivor should be forced to give birth. Nobody — no child — should ever have to go through that.”
Beshear shared the ad on X, formerly known as Twitter, writing, “In this new ad, Prosecutor Erin White says that Daniel Cameron’s view that survivors of rape or incest—sometimes girls as young as nine—should be forced to give birth, is ‘extreme, and it’s dangerous.’ She’s right.”
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In this new ad, Prosecutor Erin White says that Daniel Cameron’s view that survivors of rape or incest—sometimes girls as young as nine—should be forced to give birth, is “extreme, and it’s dangerous.” 
She’s right. <a href="https://t.co/tR11m9ii1P">pic.twitter.com/tR11m9ii1P</a>
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Cameron’s campaign responded to the ad in a statement to The Daily Wire, pointing to Beshear’s track record of standing with the “extreme wing of the Democrat Party on abortion.”
“This desperate attack from Andy Beshear proves he’s losing ground and panicked. When it comes to the rights of criminals versus victims, Andy Beshear released 1,700 criminals from jail, many of whom went on to commit felonies. Andy Beshear stands with Joe Biden and the most extreme wing of the Democrat Party on abortion,” the Cameron campaign said.
The attorney general celebrated major legal victories that defended the unborn following the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. After the decision, Cameron <a href="https://www.ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Protecting-Life/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defended</a> Kentucky’s trigger law that went into effect banning abortion, leading to the closure of the state’s two abortion facilities.
Democrats across the country have celebrated victories on abortion, including a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/team-behind-5m-bid-to-block-kentucky-pro-life-law-includes-staffer-who-posted-satanic-temple-message-another-marched-with-radical-socialists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ballot measure</a> that failed in Kentucky which would have clarified that abortion is not a right protected by the state constitution. Other red states, such as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-life-amendment-in-kansas-was-first-abortion-test-since-roe-v-wade-overturned-heres-how-it-fared" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kansas</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ohio-voters-reject-proposal-seeking-to-make-it-harder-to-add-abortion-rights-to-state-constitution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ohio</a>, also rejected initiatives to further protect the unborn, and Democrats have signaled they will continue to run on the issue while painting conservatives as extreme.
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Some Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-advised-tudor-dixon-to-talk-differently-about-abortion-during-her-failed-campaign-for-michigan-governor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> conservatives to be cautious on the campaign trail when discussing abortion. Trump advised Michigan Republican candidate Tudor Dixon to “talk differently about abortion” during her failed 2022 campaign for governor, and Dixon told Trump during an interview last week that he was “absolutely right” to give her the advice.
Cameron, who has been endorsed by Trump, has focused much of his campaign on the economy, <a href="https://www.wave3.com/2022/04/21/louisville-homicides-return-record-pace-landing-city-unflattering-list/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rising crime rates</a>, and stopping radical gender theory, including sex-change procedures, from being pushed on children. The attorney general has highlighted his stark contrast from Beshear on transgenderism. Beshear has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kentucky-gov-backs-transgender-procedures-linked-to-negative-health-outcomes-for-children" target="_blank" rel="noopener">maintained</a> that he doesn’t support sex change surgeries on minors, but that he does support access to other so-called “gender-affirming” treatments, procedures that have been linked to negative health outcomes for children.
Earlier this year, the Democrat governor vetoed a bill banning all transgender procedures, including surgeries, on children, arguing it would “cause an increase in suicide among Kentucky’s youth.” Beshear’s veto was quickly overridden.
“Andy Beshear supports making it easier for minor children to get an abortion without their parents&#8217; knowledge and vetoed a bill that would require doctors to provide life-saving care to an infant born alive after a failed abortion,” the Cameron campaign told The Daily Wire. “Daniel Cameron is the pro-life candidate in this race and will work as Governor to build a culture of life.”
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

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Dem Kentucky Gov Focuses On Abortion As 2023 Race Heats Up; GOP Opponent Calls Strategy ‘Desperate’

Republican Daniel Cameron Blasts Gov. Beshear's Abortion Ad As Kentucky Race Heats Up

Senate Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mitch-mcconnell">Mitch McConnell</a> (R-KY) does not appear to have endured a stroke or have a seizure disorder, the attending physician of the U.S. Congress said in a new update on Tuesday after the lawmaker&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-appears-to-freeze-again-during-presser">second freeze-up</a> last week.
&#8220;My examination of you following your August 30, 2023 brief episode included several medical evaluations: brain MRI imaging, EEG study and consultations with several neurologists for a comprehensive neurology assessment,&#8221; Dr. Brian Monahan said in a note released by McConnell&#8217;s office.
&#8220;There is no evidence that you have a seizure disorder or that you experienced a stroke, TIA or movement disorder such as Parkinson’s disease,&#8221; the physician added. &#8220;There are no changes recommended in treatment protocols as you continue recovery from your March 2023 fall.&#8221;
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BREAKING NEWS: Sen. Mitch McConnell appearing to have another scary episode in the media gaggle in Covington today. Aides had to step in to help him out and repeat questions. He was eventually lead away. We&#39;ll have the full video on <a href="https://twitter.com/WLWT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WLWT</a> <a href="https://t.co/q9ex5MHxLV">pic.twitter.com/q9ex5MHxLV</a>
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McConnell, 81, was briefly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-senate-minority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-discharged-from-hospital">hospitalized</a> with a concussion in March after falling at a hotel in Washington, D.C.
Over the past several weeks, he appeared to momentarily freeze and struggle to answer questions while speaking to the press, first last month on Capitol Hill and then last week during an event in Kentucky.
In a note released on Thursday, Monahan announced that he assessed the most recent incident and determined that McConnell was clear to continue working.
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&#8220;I have consulted with Leader McConnell and conferred with his neurology team. After evaluating yesterday’s incident, I have informed Leader McConnell that he is medically clear to continue with his schedule as planned,&#8221; Monahan said in his note last week.
&#8220;Occasional lightheadedness is not uncommon in concussion recovery and can also be expected as a result of dehydration,&#8221; the physician added.
McConnell is part of a cadre of older politicians at or over the age of 80 who have drawn health concerns and pressure to retire, including President Joe Biden and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). He is up for re-election in 2026.
Amid a torrent of speculation about <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/health/mitch-mcconnell-health-seizures.html">McConnell’s condition</a> and <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/02/who-replaces-mitch-mcconnell/70730662007/">future in Congress</a>, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-senator-provides-update-on-mcconnell-after-second-freeze-up">told CNN on Sunday</a> that the minority leader would return to Washington, D.C., and discuss the matter with his colleagues after the summer recess.
“Mitch is sharp, and he is shrewd. He understands what needs to be done. I will leave it up to him as to how he wants to discuss that with the American public,” Rounds said, adding, &#8220;But there’s no doubt in my mind that he is perfectly capable of continuing on at this stage of the game.&#8221;

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Capitol Physician Says No Evidence Of McConnell Having Stroke Or Seizure Disorder

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Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY) has so far not committed to replacing Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) with another Republican, should the Senate Minority Leader&#8217;s health become a persistent problem.
Beshear <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/09/03/andy-beshear-noncommittal-about-replacing-mitch-mcconnell-with-goper/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">evaded the question</a> about a possible Senate vacancy — pointing out the fact that McConnell has given no indication he intends to retire before the end of his current term — during a Thursday press conference.
&#8220;There is no Senate vacancy. Senator McConnell has said he’s going to serve out his term, and I believe him, so I’m not going to speculate about something that hasn’t happened and isn’t going to happen,&#8221; Beshear said.
The governor&#8217;s comments come amid speculation about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-senator-provides-update-on-mcconnell-after-second-freeze-up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McConnell&#8217;s health</a> and calls for his resignation after he froze up on camera on at least two instances. But McConnell, who recently suffered a concussion as the result of a fall, has said that he has simply experienced a few brief moments of light-headedness.
&#8220;He was in good shape,&#8221; Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.C.) said. &#8220;He was direct. He said he fell. He said, &#8216;I had that concussion.&#8217; And he said, &#8216;They warned me that I would be lightheaded in the future and that I have got to be aware of it.&#8217; He said, ‘It happened twice.’ He said, ‘It just so happens I’m doing it in front of reporters.&#8217; But he felt good yesterday. He said he’s got to watch his hydration levels.&#8221;
But should McConnell choose to vacate his seat, Beshear is bound by a <a href="https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb228/bill.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2021 law</a> to replace him with a member of his own party — a law that was passed over Beshear&#8217;s protests and his veto.
Beshear&#8217;s complaint was that the law, which also lays out the procedure for special elections, was unconstitutional.
&#8220;The bill therefore upends a century of precedent by delegating the power to select the representative of all Kentuckians to an unelected, unaccountable committee of an organization that represents only a fraction of Kentuckians,&#8221; he said.

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Kentucky’s Democratic Governor Won’t Commit To Replacing McConnell With A Republican

Kentucky's Democrat Governor Won't Commit To Replacing McConnell With A Republican

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Senate Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mitch-mcconnell">Mitch McConnell</a> (R-KY) appeared to freeze up again during a press conference in Kentucky on Wednesday — roughly one month after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-freezes-up-during-press-conference-trolls-biden-after-returning">a similar episode</a> on Capitol Hill.
A video clip posted to X from NBC affiliate WLWT showed the 81-year-old McConnell struggling to respond to a question about his thoughts on <a href="https://www.senate.gov/senators/Class_II.htm">running for re-election in 2026</a>.
&#8220;That&#8217;s uh&#8230;&#8221; he began to say in response before going silent for a few moments. A woman rushed to McConnell&#8217;s side and asked if he heard the question.
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BREAKING NEWS: Sen. Mitch McConnell appearing to have another scary episode in the media gaggle in Covington today. Aides had to step in to help him out and repeat questions. He was eventually lead away. We&#39;ll have the full video on <a href="https://twitter.com/WLWT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WLWT</a> <a href="https://t.co/q9ex5MHxLV">pic.twitter.com/q9ex5MHxLV</a>
&mdash; Hannah Thomas (@HannahPThomas) <a href="https://twitter.com/HannahPThomas/status/1696936240040321474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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McConnell appeared to respond &#8220;yes&#8221; in a quiet voice but did not speak any further as he stood motionless.
&#8220;Alright, I&#8217;m sorry y&#8217;all, we&#8217;re going to need a minute,&#8221; she said before calling another aide. They stood beside the senator for a few moments before McConnell appeared to indicate that he was able to continue with the event.
&#8220;Okay,&#8221; McConnell said, after which the woman asked reporters in attendance if they had another question to ask the senator.
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Here&#39;s more of what we saw at the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Government Forum. Hoping Sen. McConnell is able to take some time to rest <a href="https://twitter.com/WLWT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WLWT</a> <a href="https://t.co/wU91yTIDZk">pic.twitter.com/wU91yTIDZk</a>
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The senator appeared to be able to take a couple more questions before he ended the press conference at the <a href="https://www.wcpo.com/mitch-mcconnell-freezes-up-covington-kentucky">event in Covington</a>.
McConnell &#8220;felt momentarily lightheaded and paused during his press conference today,&#8221; a spokesperson for the minority leader <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1696947390563885494">told Punchbowl News</a>.
&#8220;While he feels fine, as a prudential measure, the Leader will be consulting a physician prior to his next event,&#8221; an aide added.
The tense moment took place roughly four weeks after McConnell momentarily froze while speaking to the press on Capitol Hill. After being escorted away from the podium, McConnell returned a short time later and said he was “fine.”
While it was already known that McConnell sustained a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-minority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-returns-home-after-treatment-for-fall-concussion">concussion</a> after a fall earlier this year, reports came out after the top Republican&#8217;s news conference freeze in late July with sources saying he had fallen at least <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/27/politics/mitch-mcconnell-multiple-falls-this-year/index.html">two other times</a> in the preceding months.
McConnell is part of a cadre of older politicians at or over the age of 80 who have drawn health concerns and <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mcconnell-heckled-calls-retire-speech-kentucky-rcna98495">pressure to retire</a>.
Others include 90-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who has been treated for shingles this year and gone through instances in which she has appeared to be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-briefly-hospitalized-after-fall-senators-office-says">forgetful or befuddled</a>, and 80-year-old President Joe Biden, whom a majority of Americans think is too old for another term — as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nearly-70-of-democrats-think-biden-is-too-old-for-second-term-ap-poll-finds">shown by a recent survey</a>.

McConnell Appears To Freeze Again During Presser

Police bodycam footage shows the rescue of a Kentucky woman who had been chained to the floor of an upstairs bedroom of a Louisville home.
Moises May, 36, was arrested two days after the rescue and charged with one count of kidnapping, intimidating a participant in the legal process, wanton endangerment, assault, terroristic threatening, and harassment, <a href="https://www.wave3.com/2023/08/18/man-arrested-after-police-say-he-chained-woman-floor-park-hill-neighborhood/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to WAVE</a>.
On August 16, the Louisville Metro Police Department was called to a home where a woman was seen screaming for help out of a second-floor window.
Neighbors had called police after the woman managed to break the window and call for help, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/08/23/kentucky-police-rescue-woman-chained-to-floor-inside-home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Police arrived and tried to gain entrance into the home but discovered that the entire first floor – doors and windows – was barricaded. Newly released <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=947968713168627" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bodycam footage</a> shows police attempting to knock down doors and break windows to get inside the home, to no avail.
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Police could see the woman yelling for help and got a ladder from a neighbor to reach her on the second floor.
Once inside, they find a woman crying and frantic, with a chain locked around her neck and attached to the floor.
“The woman had a chain around her neck, which was secured by a MasterLock, and that chain was bolted to the floor with screws,” the LMPD said, according to the Post. She apologizes and tells the officer that the man holding her as a prisoner had kept the key to the lock with him on his keychain. The officer then uses a hatchet to break the metal connecting the chain to the floor.
Once outside, police and firefighters begin treating the woman and remove the chain from her neck with bolt cutters.
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Two days later, police arrested May. He allegedly trapped the woman after they had an argument that turned physical, during which he held her down on the bathroom floor and chopped off most of her hair with a machete. May and the unidentified victim share a child together, according to an arrest report obtained by WAVE.
After the fight, the woman left the home, but when she returned to gather her belongings, May locked all the doors with a deadbolt and trapped her inside. May allegedly forced the woman to remove her clothes and told her: “You’re gonna get it tonight. I told you the next time you leave and don’t come home, I’d kill you.”
He then allegedly took her upstairs and chained her to the floor. Eventually, he left the home and took her cell phone, but she managed to break the window and get the attention of neighbors, according to police.
May has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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Bodycam Footage Shows Police Rescuing Woman Chained To Floor Of Kentucky Home

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Kentucky Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/andy-beshear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andy Beshear</a> has maintained that he doesn’t support sex change surgeries on minors, but that he does support access to other so-called “gender-affirming” treatments, procedures that have been linked to negative health outcomes for children.
The issue has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-says-he-doesnt-support-sex-change-operations-on-kids-he-vetoed-a-bill-banning-them" target="_blank" rel="noopener">come to the forefront</a> of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/thats-not-standing-your-ground-matt-walsh-slams-conservatives-praising-ne-yos-reversal-on-gender-identity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a> gubernatorial race with Beshear saying in recent weeks that he doesn&#8217;t support transgender surgeries on kids, and that they don&#8217;t happen in the commonwealth. He has openly voiced support for non-surgical procedures. In his <a href="https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/sb150/veto.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">veto message</a> of a bill banning all transgender procedures, including surgeries, on children, Beshear said that the bill would “cause an increase in suicide among Kentucky’s youth.”
This message is disputed by “detransitioners” and medical associations who say that transgender treatments on minors do not actually help mental health or reduce suicide rates, as well as medical groups that have warned of potential health risks from non-surgical gender procedures.
“There is not a single long term study to demonstrate the safety or efficacy of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries for transgender-believing youth. This means that youth transition is experimental, and therefore, parents cannot provide informed consent, nor can minors assent to these interventions. Moreover, the best long-term evidence we have among adults shows that medical intervention fails to reduce suicide,” the American College of Pediatricians <a href="https://acpeds.org/topics/sexuality-issues-of-youth/gender-confusion-and-transgender-identity/deconstructing-transgender-pediatrics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a>.
The American College of Pediatricians is a medical association group founded in 2002 that is <a href="https://acpeds.org/about/faq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">composed</a> of over 600 physicians and other health care workers across the U.S. “who are dedicated to the well-being of children.” 
The group also points out that giving children cross-sex hormones, such as giving young girls testosterone, can be associated with an “increased risk of heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, blood clots and cancers across their lifespan.”
Dr. <a href="https://twitter.com/Miriam_Grossman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miriam Grossman</a>, psychiatrist who treats children, adolescents, and adults and the author of the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1510777741?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_DQ1S2DZXAQN35KAAVVHP" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new book</a> “Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist&#8217;s Guide Out of the Madness,” spoke with The Daily Wire about the problems of giving young children with gender dysphoria puberty blockers.
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“Puberty is not a disorder, puberty is not a disease. It’s a necessary stage of development, and it&#8217;s the most important stage of development since the womb,” she said, pointing out how puberty is a necessary part of becoming an adult. “Puberty is not something that needs to be blocked.”
She added that if allowed to go through puberty, the “vast majority” of children will grow to be comfortable with their bodies and that preventing puberty may actually end up “cementing in the dysphoria” instead of allowing the child to grow out of it.
Beshear has accused Kentucky Republicans of lying about his record on the issue and said that cross-sex surgeries are not performed on children in Kentucky. However, a hospital affiliated with the University of Kentucky has done “a small number of non-genital gender reassignment surgeries on minors, such as mastectomies,” according to a letter <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/kentucky-clinic-refutes-andy-beshears-claim-that-youth-gender-reassignment-surgeries-dont-happen-in-state/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first reported</a> on by The Washington Free Beacon.
“Andy Beshear can’t stop lying about gender reassignment surgery for minors,” Kentucky Attorney General and Republican nominee for governor Daniel Cameron said in a statement. “We know for a fact that gender reassignment surgery for kids was taking place in Kentucky. Andy Beshear sided with his far-left allies and vetoed a bill to ban these procedures. Andy is lying in the middle of an election to mislead voters. Kentuckians are smart enough to see through his shameful lies.”
Beshear’s office did not reply to a request for comment.

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