Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Health Professions
 
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Board of Medicine
 
Guidance Document Change: Board of Medicine guidance on conversion therapy
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12/9/19  5:17 pm
Commenter: Greg Sherman

Data Suggest CT does not affect orientation but CAN BE HARMFUL
 

If you want to make an informed decision about the efficacy of conversion therapy (CT), please review the scientific literature. Very few quality research studies support the hypothesis that CT affects an individual's sexual orientation, but a number of quality studies support hypotheses that CT is ineffective at changing orientation and can have a number of negative consequences for people experiencing CT. Please do the right thing and support a ban on CT in the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

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