Conversion therapy traumatizes (or retraumatizes, depending on what they may already have endured at the hands of their friends, family, and school community) the recipients and is an unethical practice for any individual working in the field of behavioral health or medicine to implement. It flies in the face of the commitment to "do no harm" and is contrary to the ideals of behavioral health professions. Professionals who continue to offer or implement conversation therapy ought to lose their license (or face significant consequents from the board) for failing to prioritize their client's wellbeing and potential to be empowered as a whole person. I am a resident in counseling with a background in public health (so I am well aware that professional groups such as the American College of Physicians have already recommended against this practice, based on its traumatizing qualities) - I am also a practicing Christian who views conversion therapy as additionally counter to the two commandments Jesus highlighted as most important: loving one's neighbor as one's self, and loving God above all else. Instead, this practice bluntly states that the practitioner does not unconditionally accept the client for who they are (and so is unable to fully embrace the client as a beloved neighbor in this life), and further more (from the Christian view) is questioning God's plan for the individual in front of them.  I do not believe that this practice should even be considered appropriate in any way within a faith-based behavioral health setting. Finally, allowing the practice of conversion therapy by respected behavioral health professionals subtly aides and abets the homophobia present in the broader society which continues to lead to suicide, self-harm, trauma, and the experience of verbal and physical violence among members of the LGBTQ+ community. As an ally to that community, it is my greatest hope that you are able to ban conversion therapy in the interests of a more merciful and loving society.