A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors who are LGBTQ+, declaring it violates the First Amendment rights of therapists and counselors.
In a 2-1 opinion, the court said the law illegally restricts speech that reflects the moral beliefs of therapists. It set aside a lower court’s ruling and granted a preliminary injunction sought by Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties.
“The Michigan law discriminates based on viewpoint — meaning the law permits speech on a particular topic only if the speech expresses a viewpoint that the government itself approves,” Judge Raymond Kethledge wrote, joined by Judge Joan Larsen.
They have allowed chiropractors to continue their dangerous scam for decades, so you probably could’ve gotten away with that even before this.
Chiropractors: why yes, I’m a mental health professional myself.
Touched your hand and sings “everything’s going to be all right”“Haha, I accidentally the spinal cord. Whoopsiedaisy!”
-Chiropractors
“Aw nuts, killed another infant.”
“Sorry about causing you to have a stroke! Haha, I am kidding, just like I was kidding about being a medical doctor. My “doctorate” is also a lie that has no basis on actual science whatsoever!”
-Also chiropractors
Honestly they’d probably be doing less harm if that’s what they did.