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Will it stand up in the courts? hrmjustin Sep 2012 #1
It should. This sort of "therapy" is child abuse. SunSeeker Sep 2012 #6
you never know with the wrong judge. hrmjustin Sep 2012 #7
Yeah, emphasis on wrong. nt SunSeeker Sep 2012 #9
+1 sarcasmo Sep 2012 #33
Gay Identity Reassignment is Child Abuse Shuhered Oct 2012 #122
outstanding Deep13 Sep 2012 #2
I love my state! SoapBox Sep 2012 #3
Agree.. AsahinaKimi Sep 2012 #10
You know what is said about California . . . Jack Rabbit Sep 2012 #18
This is something that has to happen..eventually AsahinaKimi Sep 2012 #19
We have some of the most progressive thinking and acting legislators... Tikki Sep 2012 #11
My state's government passes a lot of stupid, pointless laws. This is not one of them. slackmaster Sep 2012 #4
Hehehehehe, love Cali! Iliyah Sep 2012 #5
The first of 50, I hope. nt ZombieHorde Sep 2012 #8
Du rec. Nt xchrom Sep 2012 #12
One of the worst things you can do to a kid Teamster Jeff Sep 2012 #13
I liken it to killing the spirit... sounds kind of heavy, but how else can you describe it? trailmonkee Sep 2012 #14
Menticide Major Nikon Sep 2012 #23
Especially when it is something that they have no choice about and cannot change, nt tblue37 Sep 2012 #49
Totally True, Jeff Shuhered Oct 2012 #124
So now they will farm them out to Arizona or something I bet. dkf Sep 2012 #15
Dr. Bachmann will open a clinic on the Nevada border. Fuddnik Sep 2012 #16
Good for Cali Ash_F Sep 2012 #17
Woot Woot!!! Thank you Gov. Brown secondwind Sep 2012 #20
As much as I loathe the "Gay Cure" theory, I disagree with this ban. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #21
remember the smothering therapy? trailmonkee Sep 2012 #22
Where do you OBJECTIVELY draw the line? MercutioATC Sep 2012 #28
when it is not a medically proven treatment and there is a consensus that it is abusive. trailmonkee Sep 2012 #29
you make it sound so theoretical, like their are no victims CreekDog Oct 2012 #57
If you're deciding public policy, you HAVE to be clinical. MercutioATC Oct 2012 #63
Nice try at misrepresenting the source of opposition to this "treatment" -not just personal opinion CreekDog Oct 2012 #64
I'm simply stating that one person's authority is not necessarily another's. MercutioATC Oct 2012 #66
So Christian Scientists should be allowed to deny their cancer stricken children medical treatment? CreekDog Oct 2012 #68
I believe that we're viewing the issue differently. MercutioATC Oct 2012 #71
You didn't answer the ONLY question I just asked --about Christian Science CreekDog Oct 2012 #73
Again, you jump to conclusions. MercutioATC Oct 2012 #74
You are ageeing that children should be forced to have harmful untheical treatment obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #87
i see it as prisoner of war type torture trailmonkee Oct 2012 #99
Equating a juvenile KILLING someone to a minor being forced into "gay therapy"?! obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #86
I draw the line at child torture. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #60
Disagree primavera Oct 2012 #119
Some people's beliefs include cliterectomies, which is banned in the US Major Nikon Sep 2012 #24
It is torture, plain and simple. If an adult wants to be tortured, fine. MADem Sep 2012 #25
religion aside, it is quakery because they are basing it on the idea that you learn to be Gay... trailmonkee Sep 2012 #27
sorry Quackery... completely different than quakery :) trailmonkee Sep 2012 #31
Yes, I agree that it is quackery. MADem Sep 2012 #35
THis, and it also goes against the AMA and APA obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #88
It isn't a full ban but only a ban on doing it to children dsc Sep 2012 #30
Yeah, but now we're getting into the rights of a parent. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #32
What rights? Parents don't have the right to abuse their children. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2012 #34
"Abuse" is your word, not theirs. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #37
Most abusers don't. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2012 #44
sending them to a quack who will try to beat or shock the gay out of them? CreekDog Oct 2012 #58
Or make them feel they're somehow "defective" FloridaJudy Oct 2012 #61
it should be as allowed as a prohibited medical procedure CreekDog Oct 2012 #62
you don't think it's abuse, well that's interesting CreekDog Oct 2012 #59
It's interesting that you can't distinguish between the words "they" and "I". MercutioATC Oct 2012 #69
good luck marginalizing the APA as some sort of personal opinion CreekDog Oct 2012 #70
...and you seem to be way too invested in it to form rational thoughts. MercutioATC Oct 2012 #72
Do you or do you not agree with the APA on this? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #92
Abusers never do obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #91
Well they do 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #38
Parents don't have the right to allow a "therapist" or a religious person to MADem Sep 2012 #36
YOU believe that. THEY don't. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #40
Who's "they?" The parents who get the visit from CPS and have their parental rights abrogated? MADem Sep 2012 #46
+1 Gormy Cuss Oct 2012 #108
Stop it, the American Psychiatric Association has CONDEMNED it CreekDog Oct 2012 #65
Case law for paremts being allowed to tirture and abus etheir kids? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #93
children are not cattle dsc Sep 2012 #39
Why not let parents submit kids to trepanning or unmodified electroconvulsive therapy? ck4829 Sep 2012 #42
good examples trailmonkee Sep 2012 #51
It should be allowed obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #94
What's a comparable religious practice??? hunter Sep 2012 #45
Actually, raising children in any "faith" is comparable in my opinion. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #47
Well, not so much in my family or community. hunter Sep 2012 #48
ALL Christians tell children they are going to hell, because they are Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #126
Parents don;t ahve a right to abuse and torture their kid obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #90
"we all want to be able to express our personal and religious views without government intervention" Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2012 #41
Advocating that this "therapy" is acceptable for any reason, in any context, is DEEPLY homophobic Occulus Sep 2012 #53
This This This obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #95
it's twisted logic, saying that this abuse of a child must be allowed to protect parental rights CreekDog Oct 2012 #107
His behavior on this thread should get him banned. Occulus Oct 2012 #109
You are not alone in thinking it either. Jamastiene Oct 2012 #112
ugh CreekDog Oct 2012 #56
So, I guess you think we should allow female genital mutilation as well? Jamastiene Oct 2012 #76
No, I don't. MercutioATC Oct 2012 #78
You are fine with that obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #96
"To be clear, I'm not "fine" with it." Occulus Oct 2012 #104
"silly issues" "abomination before god" Really? Jamastiene Oct 2012 #111
You do not have a right to ABUSE YOUR KIDS. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #81
The law isn't about religious views FarawayBlue Oct 2012 #83
uh huh obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #97
Well, in other states, the licensing issues sure are putting a halt to abortion clinics valerief Oct 2012 #100
Evolution is a theory, this isn't a theory obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #85
Right. I can tell you exactly where that "respect religious beliefs on child treatment" goes. Heywood J Oct 2012 #89
I can only surmise that you're a homophobe lunatica Oct 2012 #98
He's a homophobe, all right Occulus Oct 2012 #110
children cannot consent to this therapy, and the state has a right to protect children La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2012 #101
WRONG Kali Oct 2012 #103
So you are in favor of Child Abuse? dbackjon Oct 2012 #106
I would agree with you if there were not children involved. Chemisse Oct 2012 #113
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This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Oct 2012 #121
I am going to disagree with you here jmowreader Oct 2012 #123
Huzzuh! sakabatou Sep 2012 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #43
Next thing you know they'll want to take away the kids' guns. valerief Sep 2012 #50
You win the thread with that comment! nt MADem Sep 2012 #52
Well Put. Paladin Oct 2012 #84
lol La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2012 #102
Thank god. Third Doctor Oct 2012 #54
Definitely going in the right direction. ronnie624 Oct 2012 #55
Recommended. William769 Oct 2012 #67
The only people who believe you can "pray the gay away" Socal31 Oct 2012 #75
I wonder how soon North Carolina puts another amendment to our state's constitution Jamastiene Oct 2012 #77
Good LAW Shuhered Oct 2012 #79
Welcome to DU and thanks for this great post. cbayer Oct 2012 #105
+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000!!! Odin2005 Oct 2012 #80
Enchante !!!! marmar Oct 2012 #82
K&r Politicub Oct 2012 #114
Jerry Brown, Best Governor in American History. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #115
the other way around kat22 Oct 2012 #116
Excellent point, which highlights the abusive nature of the so-called "therapy" Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #117
May the rest of the country follow libodem Oct 2012 #118
Kick! sarcasmo Oct 2012 #125
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