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Banning Transgender Conversion Practices: A Legal and Policy Analysis (Law and Society) (Paperback)

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A powerful consideration of the legal regulation of conversion therapy.

Survivors of conversion practices—interventions meant to stop gender transition—have likened their experiences to torture. In the last decade, bans on these deeply unethical and harmful processes have proliferated, and governments across the world are considering following suit. Banning Transgender Conversion Practices considers the pivotal concerns for anyone studying or working to prevent these harmful interventions. What is the scope of the bans? How do they differ across jurisdictions? What are the advantages and disadvantages of legislative approaches to regulating trans conversion therapy? In answering these questions, Florence Ashley demonstrates the need for affirmative health care cultures and detailed laws. Banning Transgender Conversion Practices centers trans realities to rethink and push forward the legal regulation of conversion therapy, culminating in a carefully annotated model law that offers detailed guidance for legislatures and policymakers.
 

About the Author


Florence Ashley is a transfeminine jurist and bioethicist and a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Joint Centre for Bioethics.
 

Praise For…


“Nothing short of a rhetorical tour de force. The subject matter is not easy, given how emotional people can get when it comes to providing affirming care to trans and gender-diverse people. Ashley is all too familiar with being on the receiving end of social media abuse. In writing a legal and policy analysis of the subject, they contribute to lowering the temperature. In doing so, they also bring a welcome dose of clarity, knowledge, and information to the issue. . . . A must-read for jurists, healthcare professionals, and policy folks who want to understand this critical issue in a clear, concise, yet thorough manner.”
— National Magazine, Canadian Bar Association

Product Details
ISBN: 9780774866934
ISBN-10: 0774866934
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Publication Date: August 30th, 2022
Pages: 220
Series: Law and Society