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INDIANAPOLIS AP 鈥?Indianas governor signed a bill banning all gender-affirming care for minors Wednesday, joining at least 12 other states that have enacted la stanley cup ws restricting or banning聽such care.Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed聽the legislation聽after Republican majorities in the Legislature approved it. The law will go into effect July 1, and trans youth currently taking medication to transition would have until the end of the year to stop doing so.Holcomb聽had told reporters Tuesday聽that the bill on his desk was vague and had not indicated he would sign it or veto it. Permanent gender-changing surgeries with lifelong impacts and medically prescribed preparation for such a transition should occur as an adult, not as a minor, Holcomb said in a statement.POLL: Majority of Americans reject anti-trans bills, but support for this restriction is risingOpponents of the legislation said the types of care the bill would ban, such as hormone therapy and puberty blockers, are vital and often life-saving for transgender kids. Medical pr stanley cup oviders say most of the procedures banned in the bill are reversible and safe for minors. Transgender medical treatments for children and teens have been available in the U.S. for more than a decade and are endorsed by major medical associations.The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana called Holcombs decision a devastating developmen stanley cup t for transgender youth and聽said it intended to fight the law. In addition to targeting an already vulnerab Yqog WATCH: U.S. has recovered ransom payment made after pipeline hack
State Department spokesman Ned Price held a news briefing Tuesday afternoon after department officials met with WNBA star Brittney Griner team about her monthslong detention in Russia and President Joe Biden administrations efforts to secure her release.Watch the briefing in the player above.The State Department confirmed the meeting, which involved officials from its specialized office that advocates for hostages and wrongfully detained Americans.The admin jordan istration has previously said that its working to bring Griner and another American, Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, home from Russia.Russian state-run news agency Tass reported Tuesday that Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2.Griner was detained on Feb. 17 at an airport in Russia after authorities there said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing a cannabis derivative. In May, the State Department reclassified Griner as wrongfully detained and transferred oversight of her case to the S salomon tate Department Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, or SPEHA.READ MORE: Brittney Griner allowed to communicate through email with WNBA teammatesThe Khimki district court of the Moscow region extended Griners detention for a third time, accord stanley cup ing to the Tass report, which also cited a top Russian diplomat as saying that Moscow will not consider including Griner in a detainee swap until a court investigation into her case is completed. Price told reporters Tuesda