The Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado's law banning conversion therapy "regulates speech based on viewpoint." At issue was the practice of an evangelical Christian, Kaley Chiles, a counselor who wants to provide talk therapy to teenagers seeking to discuss their sexual orientation or gender identity, including those hoping to "reduce or eliminate unwanted sexual attractions, change sexual behaviors, or grow in the experience of harmony with one's physical body," according to her complaint.
Her lawyer argued that Colorado's law prevents voluntary conversations with minors seeking her help. The majority opinion states, "the lower courts erred by failing to apply sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny.
"As applied to Ms. Chiles, Colorado's law regulates the content of her speech and goes further to prescribe what views she may and may not express, discriminating on the basis of viewpoint," the opinion says. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, pointing to precedent on states regulating health care professionals.
Funny how much backlash KBJ's lone dissent is receiving so much online from conservatives, but like I've always said about DEI Justice Jackson: she's a radical ideologue who serves at the whim of the far-Left loons who forced Biden to nominate her, not the Constitution. That said, the fact that the other two other liberals (Kagan & Sotomayor) joined with the majority here proves what a slam-duck decision this was for SCOTUS and a big win for parents and children alike. To think, Colorado (which has long history of being hostile towards Christians) banned therapists from telling kids the truth: you can't change your gender, and gender-transition surgeries are dangerous and harmful--unconstitutional censorship of the worst kind. Thank goodness SCOTUS ruled decisively and in favor of free speech and common sense.
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