As someone who has been through unrelated but harmful therapy practices, this is something that hits very close to home. The American Pediatric Association has said time and time again that conversion therapy of any kind is extremely detrimental to children. Regardless of religious belief, the whole goal of parenting a child is to raise them to be happy and healthy. By sending a child to conversion therapy, not only are you condemning them to a high risk of depression, you’re harming them emotionally and potentially physically depending on the practice. It should not be allowed. Isn’t the first rule of medicine, “do no harm.” ?