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Blue state's LGBT 'conversion therapy' ban violates Constitution, 'very easy cas
e' for SCOTUS, says expert
藍州禁止LGBT『轉換治療』違反憲法，專家表示對最高法院來說是『非常容易的案件』
Jamie Joseph 福斯新聞
The U.S. Supreme Court this week decided to take up a case challenging a Colorad
o law banning so-called "conversion therapy" after a licensed Christian therapis
t, Kaley Chiles, claimed the law violated her First Amendment rights.
美國最高法院本週決定受理一宗挑戰《科羅拉多州法》的案件，該法禁止所謂的「轉化治療
」，此前一名持牌基督教治療師凱莉·柴爾斯聲稱該法違反了她的第一修正案權利。
The case in question, Chiles v. Salazar, comes less than two years after the Sup
reme Court declined to take up a similar case challenging a law in Washington st
ate that bars licensed therapists from practicing "conversion therapy" on minors
. In that case, conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Ka
vanaugh dissented from the opinion to not take it up, saying they would have gra
nted it review.
本案，奇雷斯訴薩拉查案，發生在美國最高法院拒絕受理華盛頓州一項禁止持照治療師對未
成年人進行「轉化治療」的法律的類似案件不到兩年後。在那個案件中，保守派大法官克拉
倫斯·托馬斯、塞繆爾·阿利托和布雷特·卡瓦諾對不予受理的意見表示異議，他們表示他
們會同意審理該案
"A practicing Christian, Chiles believes that people flourish when they live con
sistently with God’s design, including their biological sex," the Supreme Court
noted in its writ of certiorari accepting the case. "Many of her clients seek h
er counsel precisely because they believe that their faith and their relationshi
p with God establishes the foundation upon which to understand their identity an
d desires. But Colorado bans these consensual conversations based on the viewpoi
nts they express."
"作為一個實踐基督教信仰的人，奇爾斯認為，當人們按照上帝的設計生活時，包括他們的
生物性別，他們就會繁榮昌盛。"最高法院在其接受此案的傳票中指出。"她的許多客戶尋求
她的建議，正是因為他們相信他們的信仰和他們與上帝的關係為他們理解自己的身份和願望
奠定了基礎。但科羅拉多州禁止基於他們表達的觀點進行這些自願的對話。"
According to the writ, the question to be considered at oral arguments before th
e court is, "Whether a law that censors certain conversations between counselors
and their clients based on the viewpoints expressed regulates conduct or violat
es the Free Speech Clause."
根據訴狀，法院在口頭辯論中將要考慮的問題是：“是否基於表達的觀點審查諮詢師與其客
戶之間某些對話的法律規範行為或違反言論自由條款？”
Heritage Foundation legal scholar Sarah Parshall Perry said the law is a "very c
lear First Amendment violation" and that the state legislature has essentially s
et up a "constitutional challenge based on viewpoint discrimination."
傳統基金會法律學者莎拉·帕沙爾·佩里表示，這項法律是“對第一修正案的非常明顯的侵
犯”，並且州議會基本上已經建立了一個“基於觀點歧視的憲法挑戰”。
"The state of Colorado has averred that the legislature has determined that the
standard of care for these individuals should not be anything other than affirma
tion of their desires for homosexual orientation or a divergent gender identity,
and this herein really lies the rub," Perry told Fox News Digital in an intervi
ew, "and that's exactly how the petitioner, Kaley Chiles, has presented it here.
She said, essentially, in layman's terms, on the one side, you're allowing conv
ersations to do nothing but affirm."
"科羅拉多州聲稱，立法機構已決定，這些個人的照護標準不應與肯定他們對同性戀取向或
不同性別認同的渴望有任何不同，而這正是問題所在，"佩里在接受福克斯新聞數位媒體採
訪時說，"而這正是請願人凱莉·奇爾斯在這裡提出的論點。她本質上是這樣說的，用通俗
的說法，一方面，你允許對話只做肯定。"
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office filed an amicus brief in support of the
state's Minor Conversion Therapy Law, which was enacted in 2019. The legislation
specifically prevents mental health professionals from engaging in "conversion
therapy" with minors.
科羅拉多州檢察長辦公室提交了一份支持該州《未成年人轉化治療法》（該法於 2019 年頒
布）的意見書。該法規明確禁止精神衛生專業人員對未成年人進行“轉化治療”。
"Conversion therapy," according to the legislation, is defined as "any practice
or treatment by a licensed physician specializing in the practice of psychiatry
that attempts or purports to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender
identity, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eli
minate or reduce sexual or romantic attraction or feelings toward individuals of
the same sex."
"轉換治療"，根據立法定義為「任何由持有執照的精神科醫生從事精神科診療執業的行為或
治療，企圖或聲稱改變個人的性取向或性別認同，包括嘗試改變行為或性別表達，或消除或
減少對同性人士的性或浪漫吸引或感覺。"
Pro-transgender protesters
Anti-"conversion therapy" laws like Colorado's infringe on free speech rights of
counselors and also harm access to mental health care, critics contend.
批評人士認為，像科羅拉多州這樣的反「轉化治療」法規侵犯了輔導員的言論自由權，也損
害了心理健康服務的獲得。 (Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)
(Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)
"Conversion therapy," according to the legislation, is defined as "any practice
or treatment by a licensed physician specializing in the practice of psychiatry
that attempts or purports to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender
identity, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eli
minate or reduce sexual or romantic attraction or feelings toward individuals of
the same sex."
"轉換治療"，根據立法定義為「任何由持有執照的精神科醫生從事精神科診療執業的行為或
治療，企圖或聲稱改變個人的性取向或性別認同，包括嘗試改變行為或性別表達，或消除或
減少對同性人士的性或浪漫吸引或感覺。"
The law says that "conversion therapy" does not include counseling that helps in
dividuals explore their gender identity, receive social support, or cope with pe
rsonal challenges, as long as the counseling does not attempt to change a person
’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The law also permits assistance for i
ndividuals undergoing gender transition, as long as the counseling is not focuse
d on altering their sexual orientation or gender identity.
法律規定，"轉換治療"不包括幫助個人探索其性別認同、獲得社會支持或應對個人挑戰的諮
詢，只要諮詢不試圖改變個人的性取向或性別認同。法律也允許為正在進行性別轉換的個人
提供協助，只要諮詢不側重於改變他們的性取向或性別認同。
"In Colorado, we are committed to protecting professional standards of care so t
hat no one suffers unscientific and harmful so-called gay conversion therapy. Co
lorado’s judgment on this is the humane, smart, and appropriate policy and we’
re committed to defending it," Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said in a s
tatement about the case.
「在科羅拉多州，我們致力於保護專業的照護標準，以確保沒有人遭受不科學且有害的所謂
同性戀轉化治療。科羅拉多州對此的判決是人道、明智且適當的政策，我們致力於維護它。
」科羅拉多州檢察長菲爾·魏瑟在關於此案的聲明中表示。
While this is one of several recent cases SCOTUS has accepted to hear that deals
with gender ideology issues – a culture war issue President Donald Trump has w
eighed in on through several executive actions since taking office – it also bu
cked several high-profile petitions last week, including Maryland’s ban on semi
-automatic firearms and Rhode Island’s ban of high-capacity magazines.
雖然這是最高法院最近接受審理的幾起涉及性別意識形態問題的案件之一——總統唐納·川
普自上任以來，通過幾項行政命令介入的文化戰爭問題——但它也拒絕了上週的幾項引人注
目的請願書，包括馬里蘭州禁止半自動武器和羅德島州禁止大容量彈匣。
"It's not in any way emblematic of the fact that there is a conservative in the
White House, simply because these justices, three of them, have been appointed b
y this particular POTUS, I don't think has any bearing one way or the other, and
they have been very strong on the First Amendment," Perry said. "This, to my mi
nd, should be a very easy case."
「這與白宮裡有保守派人士毫無關係，僅僅因為這三位大法官是由這位總統任命的，我認為
這與案件本身毫無關係，而且他們一直以來都非常支持第一修正案，」佩里說。「在我看來
，這應該是一個非常簡單的案件。」
備註：
善甲想透過精神科醫師實行轉化治療當回正常人被法律禁止，
跟台灣目前狀況一樣
美國最高法院受理審查禁止對未成年人進行「轉化療法」是否違反憲法保障言論自由的權利