Supporters of Canada's #BillC8 on conversion therapy say that similar bans have been upheld in the U.S. However the U.S. legislation is quite different. The California law which was upheld was limited to licensed therapists. /2 scholar.google.com/scholar_case?c…
The court found that the state has a broader latitude to regulate speech by therapists than to regulate speech in general. A ban on a particular form of therapy, which involved speech, did not violate the 1st amendment. Bill C8 is a federal criminal law which is not limited to /3
licensed professionals. It applies to everyone including clergy and private individuals. It is also much broader in scope and could prohibit legitimate forms of therapy such as therapy for juvenile sexual offenders. It could be challenged as a violation of Charter protected /4
rights to freedom of expression, freedom of religion and life, liberty and security of person.
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