The 2012 NARTH Annual Conference Report The NARTH Conference was held this year in Orlando, Florida, on November 2-3 at the Renaissance Orlando Hotel. The conference theme was entitled "ProtectingSelf-Determination: The 20-year Legacy of NARTH." There were ... The (Complete) Lack of a Scientific Basis for Banning Sexual-Orientation Change Efforts with Minors Claims by Sen. Lieu and SB 1172 of widespread harms to minors from SOCE represent rhetoric, not research. By Christopher Rosik, Ph.D. "The attack on parental rights is exactly the whole point of the bill because we don't want to let parents harm their children," he said. "For example, the government will not allow parents to let their kids smoke cigarettes. We also won't have parents let their children consume alcohol at a bar or restaurant." -- California State Sen. Ted Lieu, as quoted by the Orange County Register , August 2, 2012 Introduction Sponsored by state Senator Lieu (D-Torrance), California Senate Bill 1172, which will prohibit mental health professionals from engaging in SOCE with minors under any conditions, appears on its way to the desk of Governor Brown and could very well become state law.   The most important revision to the bill reads as follows: 865.2 -- Any sexual orientation change efforts attempted on a patient under 18 years of age by a mental health provider shall  be considered unprofessional conduct and shall subject a mental health provider to discipline by the licensing entity for that mental health provider. As is plainly evident, should SB 1172 become