Current Version
| Region | Samoa |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | 2007 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | According to the Mental Health Act (2007) a person is not to be considered mentally ill by reason that the person expresses or refuses or fails to express a particular sexual preference or sexual orientation. |
| Sources | http://www.paclii.org/ws/legis/consol_act/mha2007128/ |
Revision History (11)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Banned | Sexual orientation only |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Under Samoan law Since 2007. | According to the Mental Health Act (2007) a person is not to be considered mentally ill by reason that the person expresses or refuses or fails to express a particular sexual preference or sexual orientation. |
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| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf | http://www.paclii.org/ws/legis/consol_act/mha2007128/ |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | One of the many countries that has outlawed this practice. | No |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Not banned | Banned |
| Description | homosexuality is illegal there. | One of the many countries that has outlawed this practice. |
| Sources | No | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Not banned |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Not banned | Ambiguous |