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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 11:29 AM Jul 2014

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Anti-Gay Quacks

Tim Mak

A Christian group trying to overturn California’s ban on ‘conversion therapy’ petitioned the high court to hear its case. It said no, which means nothing will stop the law from taking effect.


The Supreme Court denied to hear a challenge to a California law barring “gay conversion therapy” for minors. By omission, the Court essentially allows the prohibition to stand.

Lower courts issued conflicting opinions on whether the state’s ban on the controversial practice would violate the free-speech rights of either those seeking such treatment or the people administering it. The California law only applies to minors and was signed into law in 2012 but has since been stymied by legal obstacles.

Liberty Counsel, a Christian freedom group challenging the law in court, petitioned the Supreme Court to hear the case. Liberty said that it was fighting on behalf of child sexual abuse victims who then turned gay—drawing an unproven and provocative link between abuse and sexuality.

“I am deeply saddened for the families we represent and for the thousands of children that our professional clients counsel, many of whom developed these unwanted attractions because of abuse of a pedophile," said Mat Staver, chairman of the organization. “These children have been victimized twice—first by the likes of Jerry Sandusky, and second by legislators and judges who have essentially barged into their private therapy rooms and told them that they must pursue their unwanted and dangerous same-sex sexual attractions and behavior.”

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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Anti-Gay Quacks (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2014 OP
Excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #1
They went about this all wrong Takket Jul 2014 #2

Takket

(21,421 posts)
2. They went about this all wrong
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 11:39 AM
Jul 2014

If a Corporation had sued the state claiming that the law denied them the right to require employees to seek conversion therapy advice from a "doctor" (in quotation marks since no reputable medical professional would advocate this absurdity), the SC would have heard the case and ruled in their favor. corporations have freedom of speech, not people.

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