'We must take more sensitive approach to transgender people,' says health secretary, when it comes to conversion therapy

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Shock therapy against transgender people is ‘abuse’ and ‘against the law’, Javid says

Electroconvulsive therapy - commonly known as shock therapy - counts as "abuse" and is "already against the law", Sajid Javid has said. Speaking about the ongoing debate around conversion therapy, the health secretary suggested the practice shouldn't be administered to anyone. "I think that would count as abuse and it would already be against the law," Mr Javid. "It is right to take the approach to ban conversion therapy for LGB but to take a mu…