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Gov. Evers rejects demand to repeal rule banning ‘conversion therapy’
Evers said the rule remains as advocates warned it would leave LGBTQ+ children exposed to harmful practices.
- On Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers rejected demands from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and Wisconsin Family Action to repeal the state's conversion therapy ban, declaring his administration has "no intention of repealing Wisconsin's conversion therapy ban."
- The groups requested the repeal three weeks earlier, citing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a Colorado law that requires applying "strict scrutiny" because the ban seeks to "regulate speech based on viewpoint."
- Evers wrote the groups based their demand on "a significant misreading" of the ruling, noting research has shown conversion therapy ineffective and linked to depression, suicide, substance misuse, and anxiety.
- WILL Deputy Counsel Rebecca Furdek responded Thursday with a two-word email: "Lawsuit incoming." The organization argued the government shouldn't decide which viewpoints are "acceptable" for Christian counselors.
- Marc Herstand, executive director of the National Association of Social Workers Wisconsin, praised Evers' stance, noting state law empowers professional boards to classify conversion therapy as "unprofessional conduct.
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Evers says state won’t repeal conversion therapy ban despite pressure from right-wing groups
Three weeks after two right-wing groups demanded the repeal of a professional licensing board’s ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ clients of social workers and other therapists, Gov. Tony Evers sent a sharply worded reply. In a Tuesday letter to…
Evers says state won’t repeal conversion therapy ban despite pressure from right-wing groups - Seward Independent
Gov. Tony Evers speaks before the unveiling of the Pride flag over the Wisconsin state Capitol building in 2023. In a letter this week, Evers said Wisconsin will not repeal the ban on conversion therapy in the professional code for social workers, clinical therapists and counselors, rejecting a demand by two right-wing groups . (Photo by Henry Redman/Wisconsin Examiner)Three weeks after two right-wing groups demanded the repeal of a professional…
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