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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Please see below for an important advocacy initiative from ACA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Scott MacConomy [mailto:advocacy@counseling.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 25, 2019 1:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bhat, Christine <bhatc@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Support A Conversion Therapy Ban in Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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conversion therapy because it violate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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conversion therapy because it violates our Code of Ethics, can cause harm to patients, and attempts to provide "therapy" to something that is not a mental disorder. Please send the following email to your representatives in Columbus in support of the bill.
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