US EditionA Majority in the House of Representatives Is Still in Sight for a Ban on 'Homosexual Cures'
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The NSC, CDA, and BBB are positive about amendments to a bill banning conversion therapy. A ban is on the horizon. "If you've experienced it yourself, you know how damaging the feeling of not being allowed to be yourself can be."
There's still a chance that the House of Representatives will approve the law next week that criminalizes gay conversion therapy and bans conversion therapy. The NSC, CDA, and BBB were initially opposed, but amendments to the law have made them more positive. NSC MP Six Dijkstra spoke of a clear improvement in a parliamentary debate.
There's still a chance the House of Representatives will approve the law next week that criminalizes "conversion therapy." The NSC, CDA, and BBB initially opposed a ban on so-called conversion therapy, but amendments to the law have led them to be more positive. NSC MP Six Dijkstra spoke of a "clear improvement" in a parliamentary debate. Conversion therapy involves forcibly undergoing therapy or prayer healing for homosexuality and transgender …
The bill criminalizing attempts at homosexuality cures is likely to receive a majority in Parliament after all. After the initiators addressed criticism from both the Council of State and the House of Representatives, the NSC, BBB, and CDA parties are leaning toward abandoning their objections.
Perhaps "conversion therapy" will become a criminal offense in the Netherlands after all. There appears to be a majority in the House of Representatives in favor of a ban on conversion therapies. Earlier this year, several parties considered a bill for such a ban "not the right approach."
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