Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Board of Medicine
 
Guidance Document Change: Board of Medicine guidance on conversion therapy
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12/5/19  1:25 pm
Commenter: Erica Claybaugh

Ban Conversion Therapy
 

Conversion therapy has no basis in science and has extremely negative impacts on a child’s self esteem and self worth. Success rates are low, and suicide rates increase in children exposed to this horrific practice  

A child is not owned by their parent, and parents do NOT have the right to decide the sexual orientation of their children. 

Religious freedom does not mean the freedom to oppress LGBT+ children. 

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