HB 19-1129 - Prohibits Conversion Therapy - Colorado Key Vote

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Title: Prohibits Conversion Therapy

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

A vote to pass a bill that prohibits conversion therapy for minors.

Highlights:

  • Prohibits conversion therapy on a client younger than 18 years old and defines it as unprofessional conduct (Sec. 4-7).

  • Defines advertisement of or engagement in conversion therapy as deceptive trade practices (Sec. 5).

  • Defines conversion therapy as any practice or treatment by a physician specializing in psychiatry that attempts or purports to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attraction or feelings towards individuals of the same sex (Sec. 1).


See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Prohibits Conversion Therapy

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

A vote to pass a bill that prohibits conversion therapy for minors.

Highlights:

  • Prohibits conversion therapy on a client younger than 18 years old and defines it as unprofessional conduct (Sec. 4-7).

  • Defines advertisement of or engagement in conversion therapy as deceptive trade practices (Sec. 5).

  • Defines conversion therapy as any practice or treatment by a physician specializing in psychiatry that attempts or purports to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attraction or feelings towards individuals of the same sex (Sec. 1).


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