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Virginia legislator compares being gay to cancer as ex-gay therapy bill voted down in Senate
Two bills hoping to ban conversion therapy on minors were all but killed in a Virginia Senate subcommittee today, but not before a Senator compared the practice, widely condemned by healthcare organizations around the world, to a doctor treating cancer.
“If I have a child who has cancer, there’s a chance we can cure that cancer with chemo therapy rather than watch that child suffer… it is a form of therapy, the chemo therapy, and to know it goes in remission and find out the child has cancer again, that is a parents decision to try and help the child,” said Senator Carrico (R-40) (top image). He’s the same senator who is hoping to allow county clerks to deny same-sex marriage licenses if it didn’t align with their religious beliefs.
Carrico made this comment in response to questions about a parent’s ability to chose treatment for their child, like ex-gay therapy, even if it doesn’t work or if it harms the child.
The issue of parent’s rights was among many the topics debated during today’s conversion therapy bill hearing, with both sides given a total of an hour+ for discussion – itself a rare occurrence in a subcommittee.
“If I have a child who has cancer, there’s a chance we can cure that cancer with chemo therapy rather than watch that child suffer… it is a form of therapy, the chemo therapy, and to know it goes in remission and find out the child has cancer again, that is a parents decision to try and help the child,” said Senator Carrico (R-40) (top image). He’s the same senator who is hoping to allow county clerks to deny same-sex marriage licenses if it didn’t align with their religious beliefs.
Carrico made this comment in response to questions about a parent’s ability to chose treatment for their child, like ex-gay therapy, even if it doesn’t work or if it harms the child.
The issue of parent’s rights was among many the topics debated during today’s conversion therapy bill hearing, with both sides given a total of an hour+ for discussion – itself a rare occurrence in a subcommittee.
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