A district court judge blocked Michigan from enforcing a “conversion therapy” law, in a ruling that protects children, according to the attorney representing Catholic therapists challenging the law. A district court judge blocked Michigan from enforcing part of its law banning “conversion therapy” for minors, ruling the law violates the First Amendment by compelling therapists to support transgender ideology. The ‘Conversion Therapy’ BanIn July 2023, Democrat Gov. The law also states that “conversion therapy does not include counseling that provides assistance to an individual undergoing a gender transition,” among other things. The court enjoined Colorado’s enforcement of a similar ban on “conversion therapy,” ruling that Colorado could not enforce the law against a Christian therapist who offers patient-directed talk therapy and who holds to traditional Christian teaching on gender and sexuality.