Is conversion therapy banned in Chile?
Partial ban
Chile prohibits conversion therapy for health providers via a 2023 Ministry of Health circular, but no criminal ban is enacted.
Chile 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
- Argentina
- Partial ban Argentina bans diagnosis based on sexual choice or identity for registered health professionals since 2010.
- Uruguay
- Partial ban The Mental Health Law bans diagnosing sexual orientation as a mental illness, but does not explicitly ban therapy practice.
- Falkland Islands
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Paraguay
- Partial ban Paraguay bans diagnosing sexual orientation as mental illness but does not explicitly ban the therapy practice itself.
- Bolivia
- Partial ban Bolivia's Ministry of Health bans conversion therapy in health facilities through a 2022 standard.
- South Georgia and the Islands
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Other laws in Chile
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
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