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| Region | Portugal |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Jan 11, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2019, after an open letter by 250 psychologists to the regulatory Ordem dos Psicólogos, the body affirmed that conversion therapy is malpractice and has no basis in science and is not justifiable. All psychologists wishing to practice in Portugal must be licensed with the Ordem dos Psicólogos. Additionally, a bill that bans conversion therapy was passed by the parliament on December 21st, 2023. It was signed by the President a few weeks later and took effect on March 1st, 2024. |
| Sources | https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-01-30/conversion-therapy-banned/85513 https://www.dnoticias.pt/2024/1/20/390900-marcelo-promulga-proibicao-e-criminalizacao-de-terapias-forcadas-de-conversao-sexual/# https://web.archive.org/web/20190324144521/https://www.ordemdospsicologos.pt/pt/noticia/2454 |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved sources and desc
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| Start Date | Mar 1, 2024 | Jan 11, 2019 |
| Description | A bill that bans conversion therapy was passed by the parliament on December 21st, 2023. It was signed by the President a few weeks later, and took effect on March 1st, 2024. | In 2019, after an open letter by 250 psychologists to the regulatory Ordem dos Psicólogos, the body affirmed that conversion therapy is malpractice and has no basis in science and is not justifiable. All psychologists wishing to practice in Portugal must be licensed with the Ordem dos Psicólogos. Additionally, a bill that bans conversion therapy was passed by the parliament on December 21st, 2023. It was signed by the President a few weeks later and took effect on March 1st, 2024. |
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| Sources | https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-01-30/conversion-therapy-banned/85513 https://www.dnoticias.pt/2024/1/20/390900-marcelo-promulga-proibicao-e-criminalizacao-de-terapias-forcadas-de-conversao-sexual/# | https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-01-30/conversion-therapy-banned/85513 https://www.dnoticias.pt/2024/1/20/390900-marcelo-promulga-proibicao-e-criminalizacao-de-terapias-forcadas-de-conversao-sexual/# https://web.archive.org/web/20190324144521/https://www.ordemdospsicologos.pt/pt/noticia/2454 |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing description, start date, and adding a link
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| Start Date | Jan 20, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 |
| Description | The conversion therapy ban passed by Parliament last year was officially signed into law by the President over the weekend. | A bill that bans conversion therapy was passed by the parliament on December 21st, 2023. It was signed by the President a few weeks later, and took effect on March 1st, 2024. |
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| Sources | https://www.dnoticias.pt/2024/1/20/390900-marcelo-promulga-proibicao-e-criminalizacao-de-terapias-forcadas-de-conversao-sexual/# | https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2024-01-30/conversion-therapy-banned/85513 https://www.dnoticias.pt/2024/1/20/390900-marcelo-promulga-proibicao-e-criminalizacao-de-terapias-forcadas-de-conversao-sexual/# |
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created by lucasvalentim
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| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Jan 20, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The conversion therapy ban passed by Parliament last year was officially signed into law by the President over the weekend. |
| Sources | https://www.dnoticias.pt/2024/1/20/390900-marcelo-promulga-proibicao-e-criminalizacao-de-terapias-forcadas-de-conversao-sexual/# |