[Lnc-business] EMAIL BALLOT 190419-1 Opposition to Conversion Therapy Resolution

[Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair)]

I vote yes

Alex Merced
Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP

> On Apr 19, 2019, at 11:23 AM, Whitney Bilyeu via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
> 5th clause - should be its, not it's.
> 
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 10:12 AM Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
>> We have an electronic mail ballot.
>> 
>> Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by April 26, 2019 at 11:59:59 pm
>> Pacific time.
>> 
>> Co-Sponsors:  Harlos, Longstreth, Merced, O'Donnell, Phillips
>> 
>> 
>> =============================================
>> 
>> Resolution:
>> 
>> WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party asserts that all individuals have the right
>> to exercise sole dominion over their own lives, and have the right to live
>> in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere
>> with the equal right of others to live in whatever manner they choose;
>> 
>> WHEREAS, although children have not reached sufficient maturity to be the
>> full custodian of their rights which are temporarily entrusted to their
>> parents or guardians, their rights to bodily integrity and intimate
>> personal identification, are inalienable and coerced action that would
>> fundamentally deny these rights is abusive;
>> 
>> WHEREAS, parents, or other guardians, have the right to raise
>> their children according to their own standards and beliefs, provided that
>> the rights of children to be free from abuse and neglect are also
>> protected;
>> 
>> WHEREAS, conversion therapy has been used in the past as a form of
>> punishment for homosexuality and gender identity which does not conform to
>> traditional expectations; and the rights to gender and sexual identity are
>> fundamental rights;
>> 
>> WHEREAS, this conversion therapy has it's roots in unethical treatment used
>> since the 70's in issues such as drug use, psychiatric disorders, and
>> learning disabilities, that describe humiliation, sleep deprivation, sexual
>> abuse, starvation, and isolation as "treatment techniques";
>> 
>> WHEREAS, children are often subjected to this type of therapy against their
>> will, even by loving and well-intentioned parents who are unaware that the
>> methods used in conversion therapy are extremely forceful and abusive, and
>> that any therapy similar to this has been shown to result in
>> suicide attempts by 20% of these patients: a five-fold increase in the risk
>> of suicide attempts compared to other teens;
>> 
>> THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that therapy modeled off these abusive
>> institutions, protected and/or funded by the State, constitutes consumer
>> fraud and forceful abuse, which the Libertarian Party opposes, and we
>> oppose all laws allowing such.
>> 
>> FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, the Libertarian Party opposes subjecting unwilling
>> participants through force or coercion, especially children, to any therapy
>> that violates the non-aggression principle through any method that would be
>> considered abuse or torture.
>> 
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>> 
>> You can keep track of the Secretary's manual tally of votes here:
>> https://tinyurl.com/190419-1.  Votes are noted with a link to the actual
>> ballot cast for verification. You can find the time that the manual tally
>> was last updated at the bottom of the sheet.
>> 
>> Please notify me of any discrepancies.
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> *  In Liberty,*
>> 
>> *Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary *-
>> Caryn.Ann.
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> *Whitney Bilyeu*
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