A bill that would ban conversion therapy for minors is making its way through Virginia's state Senate after the House of Delegates approved the measure earlier this week.
The law, which is currently before the Senate's education and health committee but is ultimately expected to pass the Democratically controlled chamber, would add the commonwealth to a growing list of states that have issued similar bans.The legislation would make it illegal for licensed professionals in the state to engage in conversion therapy for Virginians under the age of 18, and would prohibit state funds from being used to conduct the practice on minors.
Utah bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ childrenThe potential ban would add to a growing list of progressive measures Virginia's legislature has approved since Democrats took control of the General Assembly last November. It would also make the state the 20th to outlaw the practice for minors. Last month, Utah's Republican governor issued a ban on the practice for minors after an effort to end the practice in the conservative state stalled in the legislature.
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