Is conversion therapy banned in Ecuador?
Banned
Ecuador's Penal Code explicitly prohibits conversion therapy, equating it to torture.
Ecuador is one of 14 countries classified “Banned” for conversion therapy — 6% 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
- Peru
- Partial ban Peru bans conversion therapy for medical professionals via Ministry of Health clarification, but lacks a general criminal ban.
- Panama
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Costa Rica
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Venezuela
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Nicaragua
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Aruba
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Other laws in Ecuador
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
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