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Gina Haynes signed VETO Hate Bill 1840, the Counseling Discrimination bill 2016-04-18 17:33:34 -0500Dear Governor Haslam,
Please veto this bill.
If therapists and counselors could turn away patients based on “sincerely held beliefs"
(presuming that this is based in conservative Christian ‘beliefs’),
then, (and borrowing from the Ten Commandments),
could they also turn away patients who are atheists?
Who curse? Who work on Sunday?
Who hate their parents?
Who have killed (military or felon)?
Who have cheated on their spouse?
Who have stolen, lied, coveted???
PLEASE VETO THIS BILL.VETO Hate Bill 1840, the Counseling Discrimination bill
Please, add your voice and urge Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam to veto this discriminatory bill.
Add signatureDear Governor Haslam,
We urge you to veto HB1840, which allows counselors to turn away clients based on the counselor's biases and values. This bill puts the focus on the desires of counselors rather than on the needs of clients, damaging the counseling profession and putting clients at risk.
An anti-bullying amendment was stripped from the bill in the House Health Committee leaving youth vulnerable in areas where mental health services are not widely available.
Thank you for considering our views.
