Is conversion therapy banned in France?
Banned
France officially published a nationwide ban on conversion therapy in February 2022.
France 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
- Luxembourg
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Switzerland
- Partial ban Conversion therapy is banned for medical professionals, but a nationwide ban for all contexts is still pending.
- Belgium
- Banned Belgium enacted a nationwide law in 2023 banning conversion practices with criminal penalties.
- Jersey
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Liechtenstein
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Monaco
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Other laws in France
- Blasphemy Laws
- No blasphemy law
- Holocaust Denial
- Criminal offense
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
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