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Representing Chiles at the Supreme Court Tuesday, lawyer James Campbell will tell the Justices that what Chiles does is purely talk therapy, and thus that it is protected by the Constitution's free speech guarantee.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
In an amicus brief filed to the Supreme Court, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association and 12 other professional bodies argued that characterizing talk therapy as mere speech fundamentally misunderstands its therapeutic use and purpose.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
The justices also wrestled with the role of science in the debate, with several conservatives questioning whether there was, in fact, sufficient evidence that talk therapy aimed at helping a child change his or her identity was harmful.
—ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Restrictions on talk therapy, the court found, were unconstitutional.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
In an amicus brief filed to the Supreme Court, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association and 12 other professional bodies argued that characterizing talk therapy as mere speech fundamentally misunderstands its therapeutic use and purpose.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
The justices also wrestled with the role of science in the debate, with several conservatives questioning whether there was, in fact, sufficient evidence that talk therapy aimed at helping a child change his or her identity was harmful.
—ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Restrictions on talk therapy, the court found, were unconstitutional.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Talk therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20therapy. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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talk therapy
noun
: psychotherapy emphasizing conversation between therapist and patient
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