Federal court upholds Washington’s ban on conversion therapy

The James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, home of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is pictured in San Francisco, California February 7, 2017 (Photo: REUTERS/Noah BergerImage)

A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday unanimously upheld Washington state’s ban on conversion therapy for children, rejecting a therapist’s claim that it undermined his free speech and targeted him because he is Christian.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of…