Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who signed the law three years ago, says the state is considering its next steps.
Jay Kaplan is an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan. He says some restrictions in the law appear to remain enforceable. The Supreme Court decision applies to talk therapy. But Kaplan says Michigan also bars physical aversion therapy and using drugs in an effort change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors.
“That was not addressed in this opinion and any statute that prohibits those sort of things, nothing has changed with regards to that.”
Kaplan says civil actions such as claims of medical malpractice or infliction of emotional distress still remain options. Michigan’s law does not forbid religious counseling regarding sexual orientation or gender identity.