Pro-abortion Congresswoman introduces resolution urging states to ban sexual orientation therapy
WASHINGTON, DC, December 19, 2013 - A U.S. congresswoman has reintroduced a resolution urging states to ban therapies designed to help young people overcome unwanted same-sex attraction . Rep. Jackie Speier , D- CA , called sexual reorientation therapy "quackery" and said her “Stop Harming Our Kids” resolution was a bid to encourage states to introduce laws similar to ones passed in California and New Jersey , which ban conversion therapy for minors. Jackie Speier wants to ban sexual orientation therapy nationwide “These practices have been rejected by every mainstream mental health association as neither safe nor effective," Speier stated in a press release announcing the resolution. "These efforts frequently increase family rejection,” Speier claimed, “which we know make LGBT youth 8.4 times more likely than straight youth to report attempting suicide, 5.9 times more likely to report high levels of depression, and 3.4 times more likely to use ill...