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Guidance Document Change: Board of Medicine guidance on conversion therapy
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12/10/19  8:33 pm
Commenter: Patrick Fucci

Conversion Therapy Shall Not Be Banned due to religious conscience and Parental Rights come first!!!
 

I strongly object to attempts to ban what is called "Conversion Therapy" for the simple fact one would be violating the right of those LBGT personnel who are looking and seeking help with conversion therapy. In addition, it would violate parental rights and religious rights. One should check a group entitled "Courage". The only reason "Conversion Therapy" does not work is only the people seeking treatment do not believe it can. There are others who do believe, have faith, and trust the therapists. It would be very wrong to do this. Again, you will be violating the rights of parents who wish to help their children as well as those who do not wish to remain in a LBGT state. People are not born with such things. It has been discovered for some individuals that some experience pyschological trauma that resulted in such conditions. One has to give time to correct these things, even if is years and years of therapy. One has to have unlimted patience for anything in life. DO NOT GIVE UP ON THOSE WHO WANT AND SEEK HELP AND THOSE SEEKING TO HELP AND HEAL THOSE SEEKING IT. If therapy helps one person then it is worth keeping the therapy !!!

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