Supreme Court to Decide If Colorado Ban on ‘Conversion Therapy’ Violates Free Speech

A Colorado therapist is challenging a ban on so-called conversion therapy for minors, arguing that it restricts her First Amendment right to free speech.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 6, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on Oct. 7 a free speech case involving a Colorado law that bans therapists from providing so-called conversion therapy to minors experiencing same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria.

A therapist challenging the law argues that it violates her First Amendment rights. On the other side of the debate, Colorado contends that it has the right to regulate mental health treatments for minors that it deems harmful and ineffective. It is among more than 20 states with such bans.