Utah Won’t Release Reaction To ‘Conversion Therapy’ Rule
Oct 21, 2019, 12:41 PM | Updated: Jun 8, 2022, 5:00 pm
The Utah State Capitol (Photo: Jason Olson, Deseret News Archives)
(Photo: Jason Olson, Deseret News Archives)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A week after The Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints came out against a ban on so-called conversion therapy in Utah, the state regulatory agency considering the proposal is refusing to release a final tally of how many of the nearly 2,500 public comments supported the rule.
Staffers have previously said that about 85% of the comments supported the rule, but would not provide updated totals on Monday. Spokeswoman Jennifer Bolton didn’t say why the agency won’t provide the breakdown in an email.
Taryn Atkin-Hiatt of the director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Utah chapter supports the ban, and said staffers have told her support grew to 94% in the final tally.
Bolton also said the agency could make a decision as early as Tuesday or take up to about four months.
