Is conversion therapy considered a form of torture or cruel and degrading treatment?

Mar 10, 2025 ... WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a challenge to a law in Colorado that bans “conversion therapy” aimed at young people ... The National Association of Social Workers issued a positional statement in May of 2015 that “condemns the use of SOCE or so-called reparative therapy by any ... The act prohibits a licensed physician specializing in psychiatry or a licensed, certified, or registered mental health care provider from engaging in ... Mar 10, 2025 ... ... conversion therapy on children. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented from the decision not to weigh in then ... Conversion “therapy,” also referred to as “Reparative Therapy” or “Ex-Gay Therapy,” is a widely discredited practice that attempts to change an individual's ... Aug 18, 2022 ... (3) (a) “Conversion therapy” means any practice or treatment that seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of a patient or ... Jul 26, 2023 ... A ban on conversion therapy for minors was signed into law in Michigan Wednesday in the latest development of the new Democratic-led state Legislature's push ... Sep 18, 2024 ... On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order banning conversion therapy on minors in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. May 29, 2019 ... LD 1025, An Act To Prohibit the Provision of Conversion Therapy to Minors by Certain Licensed Professionals, sponsored by Assistant House ... Jan 31, 2022 ... We would say the big goal is Christlikeness and righteousness. Underneath that, we would say it is chastity so that you are putting off all ...