Supreme Court rules against Colorado law banning 'conversion therapy' for minors
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Supreme Court ruled Colorado's conversion therapy ban for minors violates counselors' First Amendment free speech rights, invalidating the state's 2022 law.
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LGBTQ+ minors in Colorado and other states with similar bans may lose legal protections against therapy practices major medical organizations have deemed harmful.
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The Supreme Court ruled that Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors violates counselors' First Amendment free speech rights, invalidating the state's 2022 law. Conversion therapy refers to efforts by mental health professionals to change sexual orientation or gender identity, a practice major medical organizations have condemned as harmful and ineffective. The decision overturns a lower court's ruling that upheld the ban as a permissible regulation of professional conduct. The ruling could affect similar bans in other states, as opponents of conversion therapy restrictions cited this case in challenges across the country. LGBTQ+ advocates called the decision a setback for protections that shield minors from psychological harm.
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US Supreme Court rules against ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ minors
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