Current Version
Region | Maine |
Issue | Conversion therapy |
Status | Banned |
Start Date | Aug 27, 2019 |
End Date | now |
Description | The governor has signed into law a bill banning conversion therapy, which took effect 90 days after it was signed on May 29, 2019 |
Sources | https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-signs-legislation-banning-conversion-therapy-law-2019-05-29 |
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Revision by chae
Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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Value | (REMOVED) | Banned |
Value Special | Ambiguous | Banned |
Start Date | (NONE) | Aug 27, 2019 |
Note | Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in fact legal), this is the best indicator of the available options. | The governor has signed into law a bill banning conversion therapy, which took effect 90 days after it was signed on May 29, 2019 |
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Sources | http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-laws-legislation-by-state/ http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-the-facts-about-conversion-therapy/ http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapy | https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-signs-legislation-banning-conversion-therapy-law-2019-05-29 |
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