New Tennessee bill would allow therapists to reject gays

Tennessee’s House of Representatives passed a bill that would permit therapists to refuse to treat gay clients If the bill passes, Tennessee would be the first state to allow such power The bill was drafted in reaction to the American Counseling Association’s 2014 code of ethics, which advised counselors not to impose their personal values onto their clients Opponents argue this could endanger the lives of vulnerable people The bill specifies that counselors would not be allowed to turn away anyone in imminent danger of harming themselves or others