Published 2 years ago

Appeals court upholds Washington state conversion therapy ban

Summary by Ground News

Conversion therapy includes treatments intended to change a person's sexual orientation from gay to straight. Every major medical, psychiatric, psychological, and professional mental health organization opposes it. The measure was challenged by Brian Tingley, a marriage and family counselor. He sued state officials alleging that it violates his free speech rights.

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A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday unanimously upheld Washington state's ban on conversion therapy for children, rejecting a therapist's claim that it undermined his free speech and targeted him because he is Christian.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Hill

Appeals court upholds Washington state conversion therapy ban

Story at a glance The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday unanimously upheld Washington state’s ban on conversion therapy, ruling against a family therapist that said the law infringes on …

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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UPI

Appeals court upholds Washington State's conversion therapy ban

A three-judge panel on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to Washington State's ban on so-called conversion therapy.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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NBC News

U.S. appeals court upholds Washington state's conversion therapy ban

The ban subjects licensed health care providers to discipline, including possible fines and license revocations, for trying to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity.

2 years ago·United States

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Daily Kos

Law banning harmful and debunked conversion therapy in Washington is upheld by appeals court panel

Washington became the first state of 2018 to ban so-called conversion therapy, a widely discredited and abusive practice that purports to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. In passing the legislation, Sen. Marko Liias, a lead...

2 years ago·United States

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Common Dreams

Ninth Circuit Upholds Washington's Ban on 'Dangerous and Discredited' Conversion Therapy

"Trying to change such a fundamental aspect of a person's identity is not only impossible, it is profoundly dangerous and causes serious, lasting harm."

2 years ago·United States

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