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该法案在最高法院以8比1的投票基于第一修正案理由否决科罗拉多州扭转治疗禁令数日后获得通过
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由民主党掌控的科罗拉多州众议院周四通过一项法案，允许遭受扭转治疗伤害的民众起诉治疗师。就在几天前，最高法院以违反第一修正案为由叫停了该州针对扭转治疗的禁令。
HB26-1322号法案将为科罗拉多州民众开辟途径，使其可以对被指控通过试图改变他人性取向或性别认同而造成伤害的持证心理健康专业人士提起民事诉讼。
该法案还允许民众对雇佣并监督实施扭转治疗的专业人士的实体提起法律诉讼。法案目前已提交至同样由民主党掌控的州参议院审议。
该法案可能为治疗实施数年后的诉讼打开大门，并让医疗服务提供者面临巨额经济赔偿责任。
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2026年3月31日，在华盛顿特区，学生们聆听一名男子讲解装饰美国最高法院大楼的雕像的意义。（罗伯托·施密特/盖蒂图片社）
这项法案在美最高法院裁定科罗拉多州无法执行针对治疗师与LGBTQ+未成年人之间谈话的扭转治疗禁令数日后获得推进。最高法院认为，该法律可能违反第一修正案，因为它允许某些观点存在，却禁止其他观点。
周二，最高法院以8比1的投票结果表示，该法案偏袒某一种观点，允许治疗师肯定未成年人的性别认同或性取向，却不允许他们按照未成年人的意愿帮助其改变。
科罗拉多州众议院共和党议员马特·索珀告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，民主党推动的这项新法案是对最高法院的“打脸”。
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2025年10月7日，在华盛顿特区，示威者在美国最高法院外抗议扭转治疗，当时最高法院正在审理具有里程碑意义的扭转治疗案件“蔡尔斯诉萨拉萨尔”的口头辩论。（安德鲁·卡瓦列罗-雷诺兹/法新社通过盖蒂图片社）
“我们推出这项法案的目的，就是从事实上全面禁止扭转治疗，”索珀说道。
“这触及了普通美国人的痛处：最高法院的裁决刚刚公布，立法机构就迫不及待地试图推翻最高法院刚刚作出的裁决，”他继续说道。
“归根结底，当各州都在拼命破坏一项8比1的裁决时，人们甚至无法明确最高法院的法律到底是什么、会是什么。”
“美国人不会容忍立法机构在最高法院的裁决刚刚出炉之际，就立刻试图推翻或破坏这个国家的最高司法机构。”
新泽西州学区秘密跨性别政策因违背最高法院裁决面临法律威胁
科罗拉多州议员在最高法院裁决限制该州扭转治疗禁令数日后，通过了允许就“扭转治疗”提起诉讼的法案。（盖蒂图片社）
该法案在科罗拉多州众议院的发起人亚历克斯·巴尔德斯众议员和卡伦·麦考密克众议员在最高法院作出裁决后发表声明，重申扭转治疗“无效且有害”。
“在科罗拉多州，你本真的样子就值得被接纳。现在比以往任何时候都更重要的是，我们必须保护科罗拉多州的LGBTQ+群体免受扭转治疗这种有害做法的伤害，”议员们说道。
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最高法院的这项裁决源于凯莉·蔡尔斯提起的诉讼。蔡尔斯是一名持证基督教治疗师，她认为自己与青少年客户的谈话属于受保护的言论。
科罗拉多州政府则辩称，这些谈话属于该州有权监管的专业行为。
这起案件的核心是科罗拉多州2019年通过的一项法律，该法律禁止该州政府所称的扭转治疗。
乔纳森·特利：杰克逊大法官的“蔡尔斯”异议意见书揭示了其对第一修正案的狭隘看法
2019年的法律要求对医疗服务提供者的索赔必须在两年内提起，但HB26-1322号法案将取消法律诉讼的时效限制。如果受害者已经去世，其代表可以在受害者死亡后五年内追讨损害赔偿。
索珀批评该法案未对可追讨的赔偿金额设定上限，也未规定索赔的诉讼时效。
“心理健康治疗师可能终其一生都要承担法律责任，”他说道。
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迈克尔·辛克维奇是福克斯新闻数字频道的撰稿人。新闻线索可发送至michael.sinkewicz@fox.com
Colorado House advances conversion therapy lawsuit bill; GOP lawmaker calls it ‘slap in the face’ to SCOTUS
April 3, 2026 2:07am EDT / Fox News
The measure passed days after SCOTUS blocked the state’s conversion therapy ban in an 8-1 ruling on First Amendment grounds
By Michael Sinkewicz, Fox News
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The Democratic-controlled Colorado House passed a bill Thursday allowing people harmed by conversion therapy to sue therapists, just days after the Supreme Court blocked enforcement of the state’s ban on the method.
HB26-1322 would establish a pathway for Coloradans to bring civil claims against licensed mental health professionals accused of causing harm through efforts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
The bill also allows people to seek legal action against the entities that hired and supervised a professional who conducted conversion therapy. The bill now heads to the state Senate, which is also controlled by Democrats, for consideration.
The measure could open the door to lawsuits years after therapy takes place and expose providers to significant financial liability.
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The legislation was advanced just days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Colorado cannot enforce its conversion therapy ban regarding conversations between therapists and LGBTQ+ minors, arguing the law likely violates the First Amendment by allowing some viewpoints but not others.
In an 8-1 decision Tuesday, the court said the law favors one viewpoint by allowing therapists to affirm a minor’s gender identity or sexual orientation, but not help them change it if they want to.
Matt Soper, a Republican in the Colorado House, told Fox News Digital that the new bill pushed by Democrats is a “slap in the face” to the Supreme Court.
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Demonstrators protest against conversion therapy outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the Court hears oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a landmark case on conversion therapy, on Oct. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
“We have a bill that’s designed to be a de facto ban on conversion therapy moving forward,” Soper said.
“That just hits at the heartstrings of the average American, that the Supreme Court can’t even have a ruling be hot off the press before you have a legislature already pushing to undo what the Supreme Court just ruled,” he continued.
“At the bottom line, there’s not even a sense of what the law is or can be from the Supreme Court when you have states that are already working really hard to undermine an 8-1 ruling.
“Americans don’t like it when you have a legislature immediately trying to overturn or undermine the highest court in the land before the printing has even cooled down.”
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Colorado lawmakers passed a bill allowing lawsuits over “conversion therapy” days after a Supreme Court ruling limited the state’s ban.(Getty Images)
The sponsors of the bill in the Colorado House, Reps. Alex Valdez and Karen McCormick, released a statement following the high court’s ruling, reiterating that conversion therapy is “ineffective and harmful.”
“In Colorado, you belong just the way you are. Now more than ever, we must protect LGBTQ+ Coloradans from the harmful practice that is conversion therapy. We vow to keep moving forward to safeguard the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in Colorado,” the lawmakers said.
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The Supreme Court’s decision stemmed from a lawsuit brought by Kaley Chiles, a licensed Christian therapist, who argued her conversations with youth clients were a form of protected speech.
The Colorado government argued the conversations amounted to professional conduct that the state was allowed to regulate.
The case centered on a law Colorado passed in 2019 banning what the state government described as conversion therapy.
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While the 2019 law required that claims against providers be filed within two years, HB26-1322 would remove time limits for legal action, and if the victim has died, their representatives could pursue damages within five years of the individual’s death.
Soper criticized the bill for lacking a cap on recoverable damages or a statute of limitations on claims.
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“A mental health therapist could actually be liable for their entire life,” he said.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan and Ashley Oliver contributed to this report.
Michael Sinkewicz is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to michael.sinkewicz@fox.com
