There are two policy goals:
1) Make it so being LGBT is neither a health nor physiological disorder,
2) Make it so conversion therapy must be entered into by adequately mature adults.
Key:
A Bill to Regulate Sexual and Gender Conversion Therapy
The civilized nations of the world, Generally Assembled,
Recognizing that the citizens of our nations have diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions;
Believing that each citizen has the right to try to alter their sexual orientation or gender expression if they freely desire;
Having in mind that such attempts at alteration come with inherent risk to the individual undergoing alteration; and,
Affirming that enrollment in a conversion program does not preclude citizens from the right to expect the highest standards of medical and psychological care available to them;
Have agreed as follows:
1) Individuals may not be treated as persons with mental illness because of their sexual orientation or gender expression.
2) Definitions of importance:
i. A "conversion program" is any program designed to change, alter, or suppress enrollees' sexual orientation or gender expression.
ii. "Conversion therapy" is the process of attempting to change, alter, or suppress sexual orientation or gender expression; it is the service provided by a conversion program.
iii. The "medical practitioners" are the staff of the program who are licensed by a capable authority and are employed by or otherwise provide the services of a conversion program.
3) The enrollment of an individual into a conversion program to take place by mutual consent.
4) No individual who is less thantwenty three years of agethe age of majority may enroll in a conversion program.
5) Conversion therapy may only be administered by medical practitioners.
Updated on Friday 21 April 2017.
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