Monday 7 April 2014

Gay conversion therapy should have no place in NHS, says health minister

Gay conversion therapy should have no place in NHS, says health minister Norman Lamb calls for assurances from NHS England that GPs are not referring people for treatment.

Gay conversion therapy is abhorrent and has no place in a modern society, according to the health minister Norman Lamb, who has asked for assurances from NHS England that GPs do not make any referrals for such treatment.

"It is based on the completely false premise that there is something wrong with you if you happen to be gay," said Lamb, the minister for care and support. "I certainly want to do what I can, as a Liberal Democrat, to eradicate this."Continue reading... The Guardian

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