Utah Gov. Gary Herbert directs state regulators to create new rules around conversion therapy

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday that he lacks the expertise to fully evaluate conversion therapy, but has asked state regulators to review and propose new professional and ethical rules around the controversial and widely-discredited practice.During his monthly televised press conference at KUED, Herbert shared a letter dated June 17 that he had sent to Francine Giani, executive director of the Department of Commerce, directing the state’s Psychologist Licensing Board to make proposed