Iowa House approves bill protecting parents’ authority amid heated debate over ‘conversion therapy’ risks The Iowa House passed House File 2557 after extended, emotional floor debate about parental rights and protections against a state-created category of child abuse; supporters say it defends parents, opponents warn it could permit harmful, unregulated practices for gender‑diverse youth.

The Iowa House has controversially passed a bill aimed at protecting parental rights, igniting fierce debate over its potential to allow harmful practices on gender-diverse youth.

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