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'Keeping our children safe': Pennsylvania governor bans conversion therapy
[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed a Tuesday executive order banning conversion therapy for minors.The Democratic governor signed the executive order this week, directing state agencies to discourage conversion therapy for people of all ages. The executive order also instructs agencies, including the Department of Human Services, to make certain that state funds are not used for conversion therapy. “Conversion therapy is a traumatic practice based on junk science that actively harms the people it supposedly seeks to treat,” Wolf said in a statement. “This discriminatory practice is widely rejected by medical and scientific professionals and has been proven to lead to worse mental health outcomes for LGBTQIA+ youth subjected to it. This is about keeping our children safe from bullying and extreme practices that harm them.” Related: Tom Wolf: 2022-02-16 RNC Sues Key Pennsylvania County for Absentee Ballot Transparency Tom Wolf: 2022-01-29 Pennsylvania Court Rules Mail-in Voting Unconstitutional, a Win for Election Integrity Tom Wolf: 2022-01-29 PA appeals court finds Pennsylvania's mail-in voting law unconstitutional Related: Conversion therapy: 2022-06-30 Having solved all other problems, the democrats unveil 'Transgender bill of rights' Conversion therapy: 2022-06-16 Biden will declare war on 300 'extreme MAGA laws' nationwide - including Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' legislation - that is 'causing a mental health crisis and an increase in suicides' in a Pride month speech Conversion therapy: 2021-11-13 Non-binary professor advocates to destigmatize pedophiles in new book Posted by: Fred 2022-08-18 |
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