Salt Lake Tribune · Jul 19, 2019
Proposed rule for Utah psychologists would prohibit conversion therapy for children
(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Connell O'Donovan, of Salt Lake, who calls himself an ex-Mormon, says he endured 10-years of conversion therapy in high school and college. Legislation that would ban conversion therapy in Utah was introduced on Feb. 21.Utah psychologists could be prohibited from conducting conversion therapy on minor-aged clients, under a draft rule approved Thursday.
The change, proposed by an advisory board to the state’s professional licensing division, comes at the urging of Utah Gov. Gary Herbert.