Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Guidance Document Change: Board of Medicine guidance on conversion therapy
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12/5/19  3:02 pm
Commenter: Alek Williams

Ban Conversion Therapy
 

Conversion therapy has proven to be ineffective, unscientific, and hurtful to those who go through the process. Some have committed suicide after being forced into it. Others that have carried it out, have come out and said it’s not effective and is harmful to those that are subjected to it.

We do not allow children to subjected to ineffective and unproven medicines. We do not allow children to be beaten or deny their rights. Why would we allow them to be forced into a treatment that is ineffective and harmful? We shouldn’t. Ban conversion therapy. 

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