A.P.A. Says It Will Reconsider A Debate

Following the picketing of the American Psychiatric Association meeting in May, NARTH sent a copy of its most recent Bulletin to each of the A.P.A. trustees, along with a letter calling for a debate on the ethics and effectiveness of reorientation therapy.

In response, the Chairman of the A.P.A. Ethics Committee, Dr. Richard Malone, wrote NARTH to explain that A.P.A. "certainly supports the concept of free and open debate on scientific matters within the A.P.A."

"I have asked the Scientific Program Committee to consider your concern," Dr. Malone said, "so that attention may be given to your request for an open scientific debate."