US EditionUS Supreme Court seems skeptical toward Colorado LGBT 'conversion therapy' ban
- The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the case Chiles v. Salazar about a Colorado law banning licensed counselors from providing conversion therapy to minors, which some argue violates First Amendment rights.
- Kaley Chiles claims the law prevents her from helping clients achieve their goals through talk therapy with their consent, citing her religious beliefs.
- The Colorado attorney general, Phil Weiser, maintains that the law protects minors from harmful treatments, stating conversion therapy has been proven unsafe and ineffective.
- The case's outcome could affect similar laws in over 20 states as the Supreme Court assesses whether the law imposes an unconstitutional restriction on free speech.
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Justices appear sympathetic to Christian therapist in conversion therapy case
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in the case of Chiles v. Salazar, which could reverse conversion therapy bans across the United States. Kaley Chiles, a Christian therapist from Colorado, works as a counselor specializing in serving clients who often seek “religiously informed care” that aligns with traditional biblical understandings of sexuality and gender. She has argued that a 2019 Colorado law HB19-1129, also known as the “Prohi…
Conversion therapy at the Court
Supreme Court takes on conversion therapy: Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that will have far-reaching implications when a ruling is released in June. It deals with the Colorado law banning conversion therapy for gay and transgender minors, and weighing therapists' free speech rights (versus whether the statute places a "legal regulation on professional conduct," as The New York Times put it). Colorado's…
Supreme Court signals skepticism over Colorado conversion therapy ban
The Supreme Court appeared to lean toward supporting a free speech challenge to Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity—a decision that could have broad national consequences. Colorado is one of 23 states that ban conversion therapy, the practice of attempting to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through therapy. If the justices rule against Colorado, the outco…
US Supreme Court skeptical toward Colorado LGBT ‘conversion therapy’ ban - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to side with a challenge on free speech grounds to a Colorado law banning psychotherapists from conducting “conversion therapy” that aims to change a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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