article_snippet.sent: In a statement late Wednesday, White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said the administration supports banning so-called conversion therapy treatments for minors. '
article_snippet.sent: The overwhelming scientific evidence demonstrates that conversion therapy, especially when it is practiced on young people, is neither medically nor ethically appropriate and can cause substantial harm.'
article_snippet.sent: D.C. The laws ban licensed professionals from using conversion therapy on minors.
article_snippet.sent: The American Psychiatric Association has long opposed conversion therapy, which the organization says is based on the assumption that homosexuality is a mental disorder.
article_snippet.sent: The pseudo-science that propels conversion therapy cannot match the self-acceptance that comes with this kind of change'
highlights_snippet.sent: The American Psychiatric Association has long opposed conversion therapy and says being gay is not a mental disorder .