Delaware Gov. John Carney, a Democrat, put a halt to conversion therapy for minors by signing legislation banning the controversial practice in his state on Monday.

Joining a group of more than a dozen other states, Delaware’s new law will make the therapy a grounds for legal consequences for medical professionals. Though the bill passed the state’s house last May, it did not pass the upper chamber until June of this year.

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