Ohio's #transgender youth ban passed committee.
It mandates "gender exploratory therapy," (conversion therapy) and bans medical care.
The new bill demands that to even receive MENTAL healthcare, a therapist must "screen" for causes of being trans. Here are the proposed "causes":
- ADHD
- Autism
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Physical, Mental, and Emotional Abuse
- Trauma
- "Any other mental condition"
#lgbtq
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/ohio-trans-ban-progresses-nonexistent
@Graci The American Psychological Assn and the American Psychiatric Assn have both denounced "conversion therapy" as harmful and unethical.
None of this BS here is evidence-based. As a mental health professional, I would lose my license for engaging in this due to the evidence it is harmful, the recommendations that gender affirming case is helpful, and my ethical obligation to do no harm.
#mentalhealth
https://www.psychiatry.org/getattachment/3d23f2f4-1497-4537-b4de-fe32fe8761bf/Position-Conversion-Therapy.pdf
#health
#politics
@UmbaSaffire No doubt! These are the types of people who "believe" Mental Health Professionals are wrong about trans. Right about most other things, but wrong about this. And they know because Jesus, or so they say. It's the 1960s all over again with added grift in the Name of God.
Shall I schedule ECT now? LOL
@Graci Calling APA to find out what they plan to do. As w many of these laws, those making them don't have the expertise to make healthcare decisions--& as you suggest, this isnt a political or religious decision, it is a healthcare decision. Medical & mental health professionals have an ethical commitment to provide evidence-based care, do no harm & act in best interests of patient. These laws are asking us to violate those obligations to patients & profession.
#mentalhealth
#healthcare
@UmbaSaffire That's the problem with these bills nationwide. Politicians are making medical decisions because of a few medical professionals, who often aren't even close to the right specialty, combined with extreme religious activists.
In once case I saw one of the leading local medical professionals being held up as an expert and he was a DDS. People here Doctor and they're off and running. No Dentist should be controlling general, specialized, or mental care for people.
@Graci yes 👍 line's increasingly blurred between facts &opinions. These aren't opinion-based decisions but rather scientific &fact-based.
Professional orgs-APA, AMA, state med/psych boards need to play a bigger role in advocating for patients &evidence-based care and use their resources to educate public, lobby against these laws & challenge them in court--they're harmful & demand providers violate their professional ethics.
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/06/15/banning-trans-athletes-added-to-bill-to-limit-health-care-for-ohio-lgbtq-youth-passes-committee/
#mentalhealth
#healthcare
#politics