Is conversion therapy banned in Bolivia?
Partial ban
Bolivia's Ministry of Health bans conversion therapy in health facilities through a 2022 standard.
Bolivia is one of 17 countries classified “Partial ban” for conversion therapy — 7% of the 235 with data.
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Paraguay
- Partial ban Paraguay bans diagnosing sexual orientation as mental illness but does not explicitly ban the therapy practice itself.
- Brazil
- Partial ban Brazil bans conversion therapy for psychologists via professional council norms, though no nationwide criminal ban exists.
- Peru
- Partial ban Peru bans conversion therapy for medical professionals via Ministry of Health clarification, but lacks a general criminal ban.
- Uruguay
- Partial ban The Mental Health Law bans diagnosing sexual orientation as a mental illness, but does not explicitly ban therapy practice.
- Ecuador
- Banned Ecuador's Penal Code explicitly prohibits conversion therapy, equating it to torture.
- Argentina
- Partial ban Argentina bans diagnosis based on sexual choice or identity for registered health professionals since 2010.
Other laws in Bolivia
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
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