Jacinda Ardern Vows To Ban Conversion Therapy If Re-Elected
In the lead up to New Zealand’s general elections on October 17, Jacinda Arden leader of New Zealand Labour and current PM has stated that if re-elected she would ban conversion therapy in the country.The commitment comes, after a recent survey found that more than one in six respondents had been subjected to attempts to stop them being trans or non-binary, Labour Party spokesman Tāmati Coffey said.“Conversion therapy has been linked to severe adverse mental health issues, including depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation – that’s why it will be banned under a re-elected Labour Government,” Coffey said in a statement. “It is a practice that causes harm and is out of place in the kind, inclusive and modern country we are.”Ardern, who in