How to Use conversion therapy in a Sentence

conversion therapy

noun
  • Those who carry out conversion therapy will also face up to two years in prison.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Some people say bans on conversion therapy take away choice.
    — Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • At issue in the case is conversion therapy.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The outcome of the case could mean a rollback on conversion therapy bans across the country.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
  • His mother collapsed in tears while his father set him up with conversion therapy.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Supporters of the ruling will claim this is a free speech issue rather than a case of conversion therapy.
    — A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Four further states have restrictions on conversion therapy but stop short of an outright ban.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Children who undergo conversion therapy are more than twice as likely to run away.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Suicide is an inescapable shadow that haunts many of those involved in conversion therapy.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The Supreme Court is to consider whether states can ban gay conversion therapy.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • But, what is conversion therapy?
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • One is about conversion therapy, and the other is about the banning of transgender athletes.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Colorado is one of 25 states with laws banning conversion therapy on minors.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Both also deal with conversion therapy.
    — Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
  • New version of conversion therapy ban?
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
  • Many were sent to conversion therapy, which does not appear to work and traumatizes the youngsters going through it further.
    — Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
  • If that boundary is erased here, the consequences will extend beyond just conversion therapy.
    — A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026
  • So far, at least one justice has signaled opposition to conversion therapy bans.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Rohn said the conversion therapy ban was almost a decade long project of community advocates.
    — Sara Chernikoff, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2024
  • To that end, gender medicine is the most effective form of anti-gay conversion therapy, Goldis said.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That's what happened with the conversion therapy bill, as lawmakers in both chambers overrode his veto.
    — Jenny Porter Tilley, Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Critics have described it as conversion therapy.
    — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Colorado must show that its ban on conversion therapy is narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling state interest.
    — Timothy R. Holbrook, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Smid is one of the people most responsible for the rise of conversion therapy in America.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The ruling could have key implications for the legality of conversion therapy in the states that have banned the practice.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The court’s decision will enable the overturning of her state’s ban on conversion therapy for minors and set a new precedent for other states.
    — Donna Lamb, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • My mother, who has called sending me to conversion therapy the biggest mistake of her life, taught me what these bans actually protect against.
    — Garrard Conley, Time, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Providers who are found to have provided conversion therapy to minors are subject to disciplinary action.
    — Abby Monteil, Them, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Adrian Chiarella wrote and directed the low-budget film, which follows two teen boys who meet at conversion therapy.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 June 2026
  • And that belief is ultimately what led me into conversion therapy.
    — Literary Hub, 7 May 2026

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