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  "path": "/2026/05/07/repub/evers-says-state-wont-repeal-conversion-therapy-ban-despite-pressure-from-right-wing-groups/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T21:05:56.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
  "tags": [
    "Civil Rights",
    "Health",
    "LBGTQ",
    "Politics & Law",
    "American Psychiatric Association",
    "and Social Work Examining Board",
    "conversion therapy",
    "Marc Herstand",
    "National Association of Social Workers",
    "Professional Counseling",
    "Rebecca Furdek",
    "reparative therapy",
    "Tony Evers",
    "Wisconsin Family Action",
    "Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty",
    "Wisconsin Marriage and Family Therapy"
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  "textContent": "Three weeks after two right-wing groups demanded the repeal of a professional licensing board’s ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ clients of social workers and other therapists, Gov. Tony Evers sent a sharply worded reply. In a Tuesday letter to the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and Wisconsin Family Action, Evers declared, “my administration […]",
  "title": "Evers says state won’t repeal conversion therapy ban despite pressure from right-wing groups"
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