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    Which Way, L.A.?

    “Conversion Therapy:” Free Speech versus Science

    While advocates of “conversion therapies” claim they can turn gays and lesbians into heterosexuals, the state legislature recently banned them as potentially damaging to minor children.  But the law might not go into effect because two federal judges have issued conflicting opinions involving regulatory powers and the 1st amendment.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    While advocates of “conversion therapies” claim they can turn gays and lesbians into heterosexuals, the state legislature recently banned them as potentially damaging to minor children. But the law might not go into effect because two federal judges have issued conflicting opinions involving regulatory powers and the 1st amendment.

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    California Courts Make Conflicting Rulings on Gay Conversion Therapy Ban
    1. 0:00“Conversion Therapy:” Free Speech versus ScienceYou’re reading this
    2. 18:00Sheriff Baca Makes About-Face on Immigration Policy
    3. 42:00Competing for Private Enterprise with Public Dollars
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Brad Dacus

      President of the Pacific Justice Institute, a Christian nonprofit legal defense organization that’s representing the three plaintiffs who sued to block SB 1172.

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      Shannon Minter

      Legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which co-sponsored SB 1172.

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      Erwin Chemerinsky

      constitutional law professor and dean of UC Berkeley School of Law

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    California Courts Make Conflicting Rulings on Gay Conversion Therapy Ban
    1. 0:00“Conversion Therapy:” Free Speech versus ScienceYou’re reading this
    2. 18:00Sheriff Baca Makes About-Face on Immigration Policy
    3. 42:00Competing for Private Enterprise with Public Dollars
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