Current Version
| Region | Portugal |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | Jan 11, 2019 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | There is no legislation prohibiting conversion therapy in Portugal. In 2023, Portugal's parliament passed a bill that includes a ban on conversion therapy, amongst other measures, but this needs to be passed by the President of the Republic before it becomes law. In 2019, after an open letter by 250 psychologists to the the regulatory Ordem dos Psicólogos, the body affirmed that conversion therapy is malpractice and has no basis in science and is not justifiable. |
| Sources | https://www.ordemdospsicologos.pt/pt/noticia/2454 https://www.brusselstimes.com/468502/portugal-to-ban-lgbtq-conversion-therapy |
Reports (5)
- Date is incorrect "Using this date makes it seem like Portugal ruled conversion therapies as legal on that date.
Using the date where the current constitution was created (2nd of April 1976), or the date where it started being used (25th of April 1976) seems better and more accurate."
- Newer law has been passed "Recently the conversion therapy in Portugal was banned."
- Newer law has been passed "As of april of 2023 conversion therapy is banned and criminalized. We are still waiting on the law to be published https://sicnoticias.pt/pais/2023-04-21-Parlamento-aprova-criminalizacao-das-praticas-de-conversao-sexual-1499c314"
- Newer law has been passed
- Newer law has been passed
Revision History (6)
Revision by beeurd. adding extra info to clarify why this is not yet banned
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| Note | There is no legislation prohibiting conversion therapy in Portugal. In 2019, after an open letter by 250 psychologists to the the regulatory Ordem dos Psicólogos, the body affirmed that conversion therapy is malpractice and has no basis in science and is not justifiable. | There is no legislation prohibiting conversion therapy in Portugal. In 2023, Portugal's parliament passed a bill that includes a ban on conversion therapy, amongst other measures, but this needs to be passed by the President of the Republic before it becomes law. In 2019, after an open letter by 250 psychologists to the the regulatory Ordem dos Psicólogos, the body affirmed that conversion therapy is malpractice and has no basis in science and is not justifiable. |
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| Sources | https://www.ordemdospsicologos.pt/pt/noticia/2454 | https://www.ordemdospsicologos.pt/pt/noticia/2454 https://www.brusselstimes.com/468502/portugal-to-ban-lgbtq-conversion-therapy |
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Revision by Samanthos. Status fixed; description clarified
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| Value | Banned | Not banned |
| Note | Practice by medical professionals banned. In 2019, the regulatory Ordem dos Psicólogos affirmed that conversion therapy has no basis in science and that its members cannot perform it. | There is no legislation prohibiting conversion therapy in Portugal. In 2019, after an open letter by 250 psychologists to the the regulatory Ordem dos Psicólogos, the body affirmed that conversion therapy is malpractice and has no basis in science and is not justifiable. |
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Reports (6)
- Newer law has been passed "Conversion therapy has most likely been banned/going to be banned in Portugal
https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2023-04-20/calls-to-ban-conversion-therapies/76835"
- Newer law has been passed
- Newer law has been passed "sexta-feira (21/4/2023) em primeira leitura vários projetos de lei que ampliam os direitos das pessoas LGBTQIA+, principalmente a proibição de "terapias de conversão" destinadas à mudança de identidade de gênero ou orientação sexual."
- Newer law has been passed "Portugal may have banned conversion therapy/already banned it
https://www.brusselstimes.com/468502/portugal-to-ban-lgbtq-conversion-therapy"
- Newer law has been passed "It is now illegal"
- Newer law has been passed "Conversion therapy has been banned and criminalized."
Revision by Markissik. Adding source and correcting the status
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Not banned | Banned |
| Start Date | (NONE) | Jan 11, 2019 |
| Note | Conversion therapy ban pending. | Practice by medical professionals banned. In 2019, the regulatory Ordem dos Psicólogos affirmed that conversion therapy has no basis in science and that its members cannot perform it. |
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| Sources | https://www.ordemdospsicologos.pt/pt/noticia/2454 | |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "The information presented here is incorrect. The declaration cited here only condemned the practices by psychologist, there's no Portuguese law that prohibits conversion therapy. This order has no legal reproductions in terms of legal discrimination. Please correct it, it's still one of the biggest hurdles activist have to fight in Portugal."
Revision by Ausyk
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| Note | as far as I know. | Conversion therapy ban pending. |
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| Sources | No | |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "It is not legally banned but it is a forbidden practice for medical professionals (banned by the Order of Psychologists) so while not codified in the law, it is a banned practice nonetheless. Maybe good to add that detail."
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Value Special | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Value Special | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "There's no record of such procedure as homosexuality is not considered a disease. "