Gays not pro-choice

Calif. gay therapy law erodes parental rights, critics charge

Ned Dolejsi, director of the California Catholic Conference.

This Catholic News Agency story reports that pro-family and parental rights groups are saying a new California law banning therapy for minors who struggle with same-sex attraction is disrespectful of both personal choice and parents' rights.

"Parents have the best interests of their children in mind, and if they determine that particular types of therapies or interventions are needed, that's certainly their right, and this law doesn't respect that," Ned Dolejsi, director of the California Catholic Conference, told CNA Oct. 2.

"The attack on parental rights is exactly the whole point of the bill, because we don't want to let parents harm their children," the bill's sponsor, Ted Lieu, has said.

Bill May, president of Catholics for the Common Good, is concerned about the law's effect on youths' well-being.

For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.