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Kansas Attorney General Targets Conversion Therapy Bans | Topeka News
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is demanding three Kansas cities—Lawrence, Roeland Park, and Prairie Village—repeal their conversion therapy bans within 60 days, warning of legal action. He argues the bans violate the First Amendment by censoring therapeutic speech, citing a recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down a similar Colorado law. Kobach claims the ordinances favor affirming identity over changing it, which the Court has deemed viewpoint discrimination. He also criticizes Lawrence’s ban for prohibiting the term “conversion therapy” itself. While major health organizations…
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