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| Region | Indiana |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | May 3, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Governor of Indiana signed a bill into law in May 2023 that prohibited local jurisdictions of enacting their own ordinances against the practice of conversion therapy effectively keeping the practice legal across the state until a state measure comes into effect. |
| Sources | https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/icymi-human-rights-campaign-condemns-indiana-governor-holcomb-for-signing-into-law-dangerous-bill-to-prohibit-conversion-therapy-bans |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. Updated to show the bill that affected the scope of local laws by the state legislatures and signing.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | May 3, 2023 |
| Description | Conversion Therapy is currently legal in Indiana. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. | The Governor of Indiana signed a bill into law in May 2023 that prohibited local jurisdictions of enacting their own ordinances against the practice of conversion therapy effectively keeping the practice legal across the state until a state measure comes into effect. |
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| Sources | http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-laws-legislation-by-state/ http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-the-facts-about-conversion-therapy/ http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapy | https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/icymi-human-rights-campaign-condemns-indiana-governor-holcomb-for-signing-into-law-dangerous-bill-to-prohibit-conversion-therapy-bans |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Not banned |
| Description | Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in fact legal), this is the best indicator of the available options. | Conversion Therapy is currently legal in Indiana. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in fact legal), this is the best indicator of the available options. |
| Sources | http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-laws-legislation-by-state/ http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-the-facts-about-conversion-therapy/ http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapy |
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- Status is not correct "it is legal"