Is conversion therapy banned in Norway?
Banned
Norway enacted a nationwide criminal ban on conversion therapy in December 2023.
Norway 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
- Sweden
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Finland
- No ban No ban is currently in force as the proposed initiative lapsed and a new one is pending.
- Åland Islands
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Estonia
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Latvia
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Denmark
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Other laws in Norway
- Blasphemy Laws
- No blasphemy law
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Flag Desecration
- Legal / protected speech
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