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Guidance Document Change: Board of Medicine guidance on conversion therapy
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12/11/19  6:58 am
Commenter: Casey B Martinez

Ban conversion therapy
 

 

Please support the ban on conversion therapy. These harmful practices use rejection, shame, and psychological abuse to force young people to try and change who they are.

They are known to be extremely dangerous and can lead to depression, decreased self-esteem, substance abuse, and even suicide attempts.

These practices actually do harm, and have been proven ineffective, and there are actual studies that prove it.

By banning them, you would be helping to protect young people from this useless, harmful practice.

 

 

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