3-23-23 wisconsin legislature allows conversion therapy for patients

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature has taken the final step needed to stop Gov. Tony Evers’ administration from enacting a ban on the discredited practice known as conversion therapy. Republicans who control the state Senate voted over the objections of Democrats Wednesday to effectively allow therapists and others to attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Republicans used a procedural move to freeze any future attempts through 2024 to ban conversion therapy. The Senate vote came after the Assembly took the same step earlier this month. Senate Democrats argued that the discredited practice should be banned, not allowed to continue.