Current Version
| Region | Chile |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Apr 23, 2021 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Since 2021, Law on the recognition and protection of the rights of people in mental health care (Law 21.331) (2021) prohibits mental health professionals from diagnosing patients based on their sexual identity or orientation. In March 2023, the Ministry of Health issues Circular B2 No. 6 instructing all individual and institutional health providers, both public and private, the prohibition of the implementation of "conversion therapies" for not be valid clinical practices. It also states that diagnoses of mental health status cannot be based on criteria biasedly related to sexual orientation or gender identity and gender expression. The Senate approved the bill that modifies and strengthens Law No. 20,609, which establishes measures against discrimination, adding as arbitrary discrimination any act, practice and/or medical, psychological, psychiatric treatment or of any other nature that aims to modify the sexual orientation or gender identity and expression of a person or a group of people. |
| Sources | https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1159383 https://diprece.minsal.cl/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CIRCULAR-B-2-N%C2%B0-6-Sobre-la-proteccion-de-derechos-en-relacion-con-la-OSIEG-en-salud-mental.pdf https://www.senado.cl/appsenado/templates/tramitacion/index.php?boletin_ini=12748-17 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Chile |
Revision History (1)
Revision by Nathan. Improvements
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | Aug 3, 2021 | Apr 23, 2021 |
| Description | The Senate approved the bill that modifies and strengthens Law No. 20,609, which establishes measures against discrimination, adding as arbitrary discrimination any act, practice and/or medical, psychological, psychiatric treatment or of any other nature that aims to modify the sexual orientation or gender identity and expression of a person or a group of people. | Since 2021, Law on the recognition and protection of the rights of people in mental health care (Law 21.331) (2021) prohibits mental health professionals from diagnosing patients based on their sexual identity or orientation. In March 2023, the Ministry of Health issues Circular B2 No. 6 instructing all individual and institutional health providers, both public and private, the prohibition of the implementation of "conversion therapies" for not be valid clinical practices. It also states that diagnoses of mental health status cannot be based on criteria biasedly related to sexual orientation or gender identity and gender expression. The Senate approved the bill that modifies and strengthens Law No. 20,609, which establishes measures against discrimination, adding as arbitrary discrimination any act, practice and/or medical, psychological, psychiatric treatment or of any other nature that aims to modify the sexual orientation or gender identity and expression of a person or a group of people. |
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| Sources | https://www.senado.cl/appsenado/templates/tramitacion/index.php?boletin_ini=12748-17 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Chile | https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1159383 https://diprece.minsal.cl/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CIRCULAR-B-2-N%C2%B0-6-Sobre-la-proteccion-de-derechos-en-relacion-con-la-OSIEG-en-salud-mental.pdf https://www.senado.cl/appsenado/templates/tramitacion/index.php?boletin_ini=12748-17 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Chile |
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