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California Ex-Gay Therapy Ban Bill Passes In Assembly Committee |
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Written by Instinct Staff |
Thursday, 28 June 2012
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| Tags: california assembly, ex-gay therapy, reparative therapy, ted lieu, ex-gay therapy ban for minors |
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A California bill that proposes a ban on the use of reparative/"ex-gay" therapy on minors continues to move forward following its passage last month in the California Senate.
On Wednesday, the California General Assembly’s Committee on Business, Professions And Consumer Protection approved the bill. Based on this approval the bill will now head to the full Assembly chamber.
More after the jump.
The bill, S.B. 1172 passed in the Assembly's Committee with a vote of 5 to 2.
According to ThinkProgress, the committee heard testimony from victims of ex-gay therapy.
The bill's co-sponsor, State Sen. Ted Lieu, noted that the measure “bans quackery and junk science in the form of reparative therapy.”
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