HB0228S02 | Unprofessional Conduct Amendments

Description

General Description:

This bill modifies and enacts provisions relating to the provision of conversion therapy to minors.

Highlighted Provisions:

Allows Conversion Therapy if it is verbal or written

Bill Details

Bill Number:

HB0228S02

Year:

2023

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 22, 2023

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

None

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Support

Impact on Children:

Conversion therapy has been proven to have detrimental effects on a child.

Commission:

Health

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

National: HARMFUL SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY CHANGE EFFORTS, https://www.pta.org/docs/default-source/files/advocacy/2021/approved-con...

That National PTA and its constituent associations advocate for and support legislation
and policies that protect our youth from harmful, discredited programs that claim to
change their sexual orientation or gender identity.

National PTA and Utah PTA Position Statements:

HARMFUL SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY CHANGE EFFORTS
https://www.pta.org/docs/default-source/files/advocacy/2021/approved-con...

Sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, commonly referred to as “conversion therapy”, pose critical health risks to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth, provoking mental health conditions that lead to anxiety, depression and suicide, while proven to be ineffective. One study, for instance, found that rates of attempted suicide by LGBTQ youth whose parents tried to change their sexual orientation were more than double the rate of LGBTQ youth who reported experiencing no sexual orientation change efforts;