Breakpoint SCOTUS Decides Whether Christian Counselors Will Be Able to Help Children
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Oct 8, 2025 The podcast dives into the contentious Childs v. Salazar Supreme Court case, where a Colorado counselor challenges a state law banning certain counseling practices. It examines how this law suppresses conversations about reconciling identity with biological sex. The discussion contrasts Colorado's claims about the dangers of conversion therapy with research questioning the efficacy of medical interventions for gender dysphoria. It also touches on the implications of government control over professional speech and the potential consequences for free expression.
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Law Limits Counseling Conversations
- Colorado's counseling law prohibits therapists from helping clients reconcile identity with biological sex and penalizes violations with fines.
- John Stonestreet frames this as a First Amendment free-speech conflict for counselors who hold Christian beliefs.
Counselor's Patient Examples
- Haley Childs reports having patients who want to avoid medical interventions and discuss faith-based reconciliation with their bodies.
- She believes clients can accept the bodies God gave them and find peace without hormones or surgery.
Evidence On Treatments Is Contested
- Colorado defends the ban as protecting children from unsafe, ineffective efforts to change sexual orientation or gender identity.
- Stonestreet disputes the evidence Colorado cites and highlights reviews showing limited support for medical interventions.