Is conversion therapy banned in Portugal?

Banned

Portugal enacted a nationwide criminal ban on conversion therapy in December 2023.

Portugal is one of 14 countries classified “Banned” for conversion therapy — 6% of the 235 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Legal status of conversion therapy
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

Spain
Banned Spain enacted a nationwide ban on conversion therapy in February 2023.
Andorra
No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Jersey
No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Guernsey
No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Morocco
No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
France
Banned France officially published a nationwide ban on conversion therapy in February 2022.

Other laws in Portugal

Holocaust Denial
Criminal offense
Flag Desecration
Criminal offense

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