USA: Scholars file amicus brief with the Supreme Court in conversion therapy case
| Scholars file amicus brief with the Supreme Court in conversion therapy case On August 27, Williams Institute scholars, represented by Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in Chiles v. Salazar. The case was brought by Kaley Chiles, a mental health professional in Colorado, who is challenging the state’s ban on conversion therapy for youth. Chiles contends that the law restricts her ability to provide comprehensive counseling consistent with her and her clients’ religious beliefs, in violation of the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause. The brief presents research showing that conversion therapy is ineffective and can cause serious harm to vulnerable LGBTQ youth, such as increased risks of suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, physical health problems, financial hardships, and social isolation. The brief also supports Colorado’s authority to regulate the medical profession to prevent such harms. Read the brief |
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International and Comparative SOGIESC Law - Professor Andreas R Ziegler 