Kentucky GOP Lawmakers Vote to Protect Conversion Therapy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The bill passed after the Senate version that prohibited the use of Medicaid was accepted by the House.
53% : Its lead sponsor, GOP Rep. David Hale, has said families should have access to the mental health care of their choice, and said his bill would protect mental health care professionals, institutions and ordained ministries from discrimination when providing counseling services.
39% : In a floor speech late Friday summing up the House action, Democratic Rep. Sarah Stalker said lawmakers should have used the time on core issues like jobs, health care, public education and affordable housing instead of "continuing to go after such small populations of individuals who are already vulnerable." ___ Associated Press writer Dylan Lovan in Louisville, Kentucky, contributed to this report.

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