Human rights lawyers call on UK government to ban 'conversion therapy'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : In the Queen's speech in May, Boris Johnson's government said it would legislate to ban "coercive and abhorrent" conversion practices, but pledged to uphold freedom of speech and religious freedom.
44% : It demands a broad definition of conversion practices to prevent loopholes, saying it should cover "any practice that seeks to suppress, 'cure' or change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity".
42% : In an article published by the Guardian, Kennedy writes: "The government is undoubtedly under pressure from some religious institutions to severely limit such a ban on the fallacious grounds that it would interfere with religious freedom."
40% : Since pledging to introduce a ban three years ago, it has come under pressure from some faith organisations to exempt prayer on the grounds of religious freedom.
34% : The Forum, chaired by Helena Kennedy QC, says all practices, including prayer, that seek to suppress, "cure" or change sexual orientation or gender identity must be criminalised.

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