Ban on conversion therapy?

Sen. Martha Fuller Clark has requested a 2017 bill to limit “conversion therapy,” therapy that seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation.

The House and Senate almost passed a ban on conversion therapy for minors last year, but they failed to agree on a final version of the bill.

Opponents of conversion therapy argue that there is no evidence that it is possible to change a person’s sexual orientation.  There is evidence that conversion therapy instead harms patients by reinforcing self-hatred and anxiety over sexual orientation. 

Some religious organizations argue that opponents of conversion therapy are only trying to normalize homosexuality.  There is also some concern that a ban on conversion therapy will interfere with the ability of parents and religious leaders to counsel youth about sexual orientation.

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