One America News Network OAN Staff Addie Davis
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled against a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for minors in an 8-1 decision on Tuesday.
The Court held that the law violated the First Amendment by discriminating against certain viewpoints.
Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the majority, argued that because the law prohibited therapists from using “talk therapy” to help minors change their sexual orientation or preferred gender identity — while still allowing them to provide therapy that affirmed those “identities” — it was a content-based restriction on speech rather than a simple regulation of medical conduct.
“But the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country. It reflects instead a judgment that every American possesses an inalienable right to think and speak freely, and a faith in the free marketplace of ideas as the best means for discovering the truth,” the majority court opinion stated.
“The fact that the State’s viewpoint regulation falls only on licensed health care professionals does not change the equation. The First Amendment protects the rights of all to speak their minds,” the majority’s statement continued.
Kaley Chiles, who was identified by the court as having a Master’s degree in clinical mental health and a state counseling license in Colorado, had raised a challenge to the law on First Amendment grounds as it applied to her talk therapy practices.
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