Parents are closest to their child's challenges: they are in the best position to make healthcare decisions involving the well-being of their child.

UNDER VIRGINIA LAW, parents have the fundamental right to make decisions regarding the upbringing, education and care of their children.

If a young person has an attraction or a behavior THEY wish to change uninfluenced by others, then it is their right to seek therapy without unelected officials dictating options.

The proposed ban denies families their FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOM to seek counseling aligned with their faith.  1st Amendment of the Constituition GUARANTEES that RIGHT.

Licensed professionals with years of education and experience should not be removed from the process of helping children work through these sensitive and deeply personal (meaning without government interference) issues.