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Vote Against GA resolution End Conversion Therapy


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Resolution at Vote: End Conversion Therapy
Vote Recommendation: Against

Resolution Analysis
Overview
This proposal aims to definitively outlaw the full scope of conversion therapy interventions in member nations, whether involuntary or voluntary, or performed on minors or adults. The right of individuals to voluntarily seek "and receive gender-adequation or -affirmation procedures" is exempted. All advertisement of conversion therapy is banned without exception. Given redundancies with existing resolutions, this proposal's only effects would be to ban conversion therapy for adults and conversion therapy advertisement.

Recommendation
Given the author's intention to repeal GA 437 if this proposal passes, it should be evaluated both on how much of an improvement it would be over existing law and on what it brings to the table on its own. The proposal would indeed render GA 437 redundant, and conversion therapy for consenting adults should indeed be outlawed due to its proven ineffectiveness and potential for harm. However, the proposal is not without weaknesses. The total ban on advertisement "in all circumstances" without a definition is problematic, as advertisement could potentially range from foreign corporations promoting their services to merely discussing the subject in a classroom or debate setting. Clause c's clarification is unnecessary, as nothing in the proposal would ban gender-affirmation procedures. Even if the proposal somehow would ban such procedures, the proposal would then ban their advertising as well. The preamble is also severely lacking, especially compared to the resolution that this proposal would supersede. While plugging holes in the area of conversion therapy is beneficial, that's ultimately all this proposal does- plug holes. It can afford to be more polished and have a drafting period longer than a few days.

For these reasons, the Ministry of World Assembly Affairs recommends voting Against the at-vote General Assembly proposal, "End Conversion Therapy".

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