[Lnc-business] BALLOT 190423-1 Resolution in Opposition to Conversion Therapy (Alt Language)

[Steven Nekhaila]

I vote Aye.

In Liberty,

Steven Nekhaila
Region 2 Representative
Libertarian National Committee

Impotentes defendere libertatum non possunt
"Those without power cannot defend freedom"

On 2019-04-23 01:04 PM, brent.olsen--- via Lnc-business wrote:
> I vote Yes.
> 
> -Brent
> 
> On 2019-04-23 02:38, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
>> We have an electronic mail ballot.
>> 
>> Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by April 30, 2019 at 11:59:59 
>> pm
>> Pacific time.
>> 
>> Co-Sponsors:  Bishop-Henchman, Harlos, Longstreth, Merced, 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 its 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", which in any 
>> other
>> area are considered torture or cruel and unusual punishment; 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
>> the Libertarian Party opposes so-called conversion therapy as 
>> fraudulent
>> and abusive, and opposes its protection or funding by federal or state
>> governments; 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:
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>> 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.
>> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org> or Secretary at LP.org.
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