Split decision shows division over legality of state bans on conversion therapy

Supreme Court last year declined to hear case challenging Washington state law

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Courts seem to be tilting in the direction of deciding that states are constitutionally able to impose bans on conversion therapy — a therapeutic attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity — but the issue remains legally unsettled, as a split decision earlier this month by the Den…