Wisconsin Supreme Court Clears the Way for a Conversion Therapy Ban to Be Enacted
DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN, JUL 8 – The Wisconsin Supreme Court's 4-3 ruling clears the way for a statewide ban on conversion therapy, joining 23 states that have outlawed the practice, advocacy groups said.
- On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the state can proceed with implementing a ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ individuals.
- The ban faced repeated blockage by a Republican-led legislative committee, which Governor Tony Evers argued was exercising an unconstitutional legislative veto.
- Since 2020, Evers' administration has worked to establish a rule that designates conversion therapy as inappropriate professional behavior, with the state licensing board enforcing this designation starting in April 2024 in Wisconsin.
- The court's 4-3 liberal-controlled ruling stated the legislative committee had overreached its authority, with Chief Justice Jill Karofsky emphasizing that such actions violate constitutional mandates.
- The ruling allows Wisconsin to join 23 other states plus D.C. in banning the discredited practice, impacting ongoing national debates on LGBTQ+ rights.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling would allow for statewide ban on conversion therapy
The original conversion therapy rule was developed in 2020, but the Legislature — through its administrative rules committee — has repeatedly blocked the effort.
Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for conversion therapy ban to be enacted
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for the state to institute a ban on conversion therapy. The court ruled that a Republican-controlled legislative committee’s rejection of a state agency rule that would ban the practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people was unconstitutional. The 4-3 ruling from the liberal-controlled court comes amid the national battle over LGBTQ+ rights. It is also part of a broa…
Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion
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