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US Supreme Court Strikes Down Conversion Therapy Ban for Minors

The US Supreme Court ruled that banning conversion therapy for minors is unconstitutional due to free speech concerns, sparking fears for vulnerable young people.


<img alt="Two people frown in front of a partially obscured sign that reads: &quot;Conversion Therapy Is Torture&quot;" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/f9cd28d6-39e3-41ec-bf2a-b6ac8d774324,1775075797406/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C240%2C4597%2C2585%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Demonstrators rally in response to the US Supreme Court&apos;s rejection of a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors, at Stonewall National Monument in New York, on April 1, ...

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