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

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Source: Reuters

By Jonathan Stempel

(Reuters) -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.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Washington's legislature acted rationally and did not violate the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment by imposing the ban to protect the "physical and psychological well-being" of children.

Enacted in 2018, the ban subjects licensed health care providers to discipline, including possible fines and license suspensions or revocations, for trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of people under age 18.

More than 20 U.S. states have laws against conversion therapy.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-appeals-court-upholds-washington-200439567.html

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Alito and Thomas are probably hoping this gets appealed.

[Aristus]

1. "Free speech", my ass.

Free speech is only protected if it doesn’t harm anyone.

“Conversion therapy” is a monstrous form of abuse, nothing more.

[NullTuples]

2. It really is abuse and does nothing but induce trauma that takes decades to recognize

[Initech]

3. Hey fundies, we're not targeting you because you're Christian.

We're targeting you because you're hateful, spineless, bigoted pieces of shit who do the exact opposite of what Jesus actually preaches. Fuck off, OK?