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Conversion therapy
[link=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2015/0504/US-Supreme-Court-upholds-ban-on-gay-conversion-therapy]http://www.csmonitor.com/…gay-conversion-therapy[/link]
[b]US Supreme Court upholds ban on gay conversion therapy[/b]
The US Supreme Court on Monday left intact New Jersey’s ban on counseling intended to change the sexual orientation of gay children.
The court declined to hear a challenge to the law, meaning that a September ruling by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the ban is the final word on the matter.
The appeals court said the ban, which Republican Governor Chris Christie signed into law in August 2013, did not violate the free speech or religious rights of counselors offering “gay conversion therapy” to convert homosexual minors into heterosexuals.
This is the second time the bans have been upheld with California also in 2014.
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We need a federal ban on gay “conversion therapy”.
Of course, the GOP controlled Congress would never allow a federal ban to pass.
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Goodness…. A federal ban?.. SCOTUS is already out of it’s jurisdiction ruling on gay marriage.
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I don’t think either the federal courts or federal legislation are inapropriate for either conversion therapy or same sex marriage.
The constitutional equal protection argument for same sex marriage is clear.
The argument for a ban on conversion therapy is that it is not a “free speech” ban, but a limit on professional scope of practice. There is no reason that such a ban would be illegal on a national level.-
[link=https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/552896-queen-of-england-promises-to-ban-conversion-therapy]https://thehill.com/chang…ban-conversion-therapy[/link]
[h1]Queen Elizabeth II promises to ban conversion therapy[/h1] The British monarch delivered a speech to Parliament.
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[link=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/05/11/britain-conversion-therapy-ban/]https://www.washingtonpos…onversion-therapy-ban/[/link]
[b]Heres where other countries stand on the issue of Conversion Therapy[/b]
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[b]Michigan Governor Signs Ban on Conversion Therapy[/b][/h1]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed two bills banning so-called conversion therapy, a scientifically discredited practice intended to change a persons sexual orientation, for minors in the state, [link=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/27/politics/michigan-conversion-therapy-ban-minors-whitmer/index.html]CNN[/link] reports.
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