(The Center Square) – Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine banned transgender transition surgeries on minors with an executive order Friday.

The move comes a week after he vetoed House Bill 68, which banned the practice and required single-sex sports teams to be established at schools, colleges and universities throughout the state.

“A week has gone by, and I still feel as firmly about that as I did that day,” DeWine said. “I believe parents rather than government should be making those important medical decisions.”

DeWine’s order and subsequent rules proposed for transgender health care for adults and children were the only issues addressed by DeWine on Friday.

[What DeWine did was ban surgeries, not hormones and puberty blockers–DS]