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CNN CNN Newsroom August 19, 2013 14:16:00

highly controversial. the american medical association, american psychiatric association, and the world health organization have come out opposing it. this was a fine line for governor christie to walk. as a centrist republican he's said publy he's wary of telling -- publicly he's wary of telling parents how to raise their children and the government interfering in how parents do raise their children, but i want to read you part of what the governor is expected today to say in his signing statement. and he writes in part, "the american psychological association has found that efforts to change sexual orientation can pose critical health risks including but not limited to depression, substance abuse, social withdrawal, decreased self-esteem, and suicidal thoughts." he went on to say, "i believe that exposes children to these health risks route clear evidence of benefits that outweigh these serious risks is not appropriate." that is what we will hear from

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