"The court's ruling concerned sentences that described homosexuality as 'a disorder of psychosexual development' and a 'sexual abnormality,' which were notable considering that Räsänen is a physician."
"All major U.S. medical and psychological associations agree that homosexuality is both natural and not a result of disordered human development."
"Finland's Supreme Court said that its decision didn't concern the pamphlet's religious statements or beliefs, but rather the untrue medical claims about a particular demographic."
Päivi Räsänen, a member of Finland's parliament, was fined €1,800 for inciting hatred by republishing a pamphlet that labeled homosexuality as a 'disorder of psychosexual development.' The Supreme Court ruled that making untrue medical claims about a demographic violates Finland's laws on religious freedom and hate speech. Räsänen plans to appeal the decision to the European Court of Human Rights. The ruling did not address the pamphlet's religious content but focused on the harmful medical assertions made within it.
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