Current Version
| Region | Germany |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Jun 24, 2020 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | The Law for the Protection Against Conversion Treatments (KonvBehSchG) bans providing, arranging and advertising conversion therapy. Conducting conversion therapy on minors, or persons of legal age is those whose consent was obtained without their volition, is also explicitly banned. Providing, arranging or advertising conversion therapy is punishable by a fine up to €30,000. Carrying out conversion therapy on a minor or an adult whose consent was obtained without their volition is punishable by up to a year in prison or a fine. |
| Sources | https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/konvbehschg/index.html https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/en/press/press-release/en/press/2020/conversion-treatments.html |
Revision History (7)
Revision by Samanthos. Typo
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| Note | The Law for the Protection Against Conversion Treatments (KonvBehSchG) bans providing, arranging and advertising conversion therapy. Conducting conversion therapy on minors, or persons of legal age is those whose consent was obtained without their volition is also explicitly banned. Providing, arranging or advertising conversion therapy is punishable by a fine up to €30,000. Carrying out conversion therapy on a minor or an adult whose consent was obtained without their volition is punishable by up to a year in prison or a fine. | The Law for the Protection Against Conversion Treatments (KonvBehSchG) bans providing, arranging and advertising conversion therapy. Conducting conversion therapy on minors, or persons of legal age is those whose consent was obtained without their volition, is also explicitly banned. Providing, arranging or advertising conversion therapy is punishable by a fine up to €30,000. Carrying out conversion therapy on a minor or an adult whose consent was obtained without their volition is punishable by up to a year in prison or a fine. |
Revision by Samanthos. Clarified the law, including punishments
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| Note | The Law for the Protection Against Conversion Treatments (KonvBehSchG) fully bans conversion therapy for minors. Conversion therapy for persons of legal age is banned for those whose consent was obtained without their volition. The law includes a ban on advertising, providing and arranging conversion therapy. | The Law for the Protection Against Conversion Treatments (KonvBehSchG) bans providing, arranging and advertising conversion therapy. Conducting conversion therapy on minors, or persons of legal age is those whose consent was obtained without their volition is also explicitly banned. Providing, arranging or advertising conversion therapy is punishable by a fine up to €30,000. Carrying out conversion therapy on a minor or an adult whose consent was obtained without their volition is punishable by up to a year in prison or a fine. |
Revision by Samanthos. Formatting
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| Note | The Law for the Protection Against Conversion Treatments (KonvBehSchG) fully bans conversion therapy for minors. Conversion therapy for persons of legal age is banned for those whose consent was obtained without their volition. The law includes a ban on advertising, providing and arranging conversion therapy. | The Law for the Protection Against Conversion Treatments (KonvBehSchG) fully bans conversion therapy for minors. Conversion therapy for persons of legal age is banned for those whose consent was obtained without their volition. The law includes a ban on advertising, providing and arranging conversion therapy. |
Revision by Samanthos
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| Note | The Law for the Protection Against Conversion Treatments (KonvBehSchG) Conversion Therapy fully bans conversion therapy for minors. Conversion therapy for persons of legal age is banned for those whose consent was obtained without their volition. The law includes a ban on advertising, providing and arranging conversion therapy. | The Law for the Protection Against Conversion Treatments (KonvBehSchG) fully bans conversion therapy for minors. Conversion therapy for persons of legal age is banned for those whose consent was obtained without their volition. The law includes a ban on advertising, providing and arranging conversion therapy. |
Revision by Samanthos
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| Start Date | 2020-03-08 | 2020-06-24 |
| Note | On the 7th of March Germany banned Conversion Therapy for minors. | The Law for the Protection Against Conversion Treatments (KonvBehSchG) Conversion Therapy fully bans conversion therapy for minors. Conversion therapy for persons of legal age is banned for those whose consent was obtained without their volition. The law includes a ban on advertising, providing and arranging conversion therapy. |
| Sources | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52585162 https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/en/press/2020/conversion-treatments.html | https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/konvbehschg/index.html https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/en/press/press-release/en/press/2020/conversion-treatments.html |
Revision by beeurd
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| End Date | 0000-01-01 | 9999-12-12 |
| End Date Unknown | month |
Revision by myri
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| End Date | 0000-00-00 | 0000-01-01 |