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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson told Columbia that its ban on the discredited practice of conversion therapy was unconstitutional, but critics questioned the timing and motivation of the letter.
The study also found that almost 150,000 trans youth live in states that protect transgender rights.
Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Missouri, representing the families and organizations suing to challenge the ban, plan to appeal.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled the ban can go into effect. The families want a rehearing by the full court.
The ban "is inimical to equality and equal dignity before the law," the American Bar Association's brief says.
This is at odds with how the agency has handled this approval process for years.
The list of states with bans keeps growing.
