Is conversion therapy banned in Switzerland?

Partial ban

Conversion therapy is banned for medical professionals, but a nationwide ban for all contexts is still pending.

Switzerland is one of 17 countries classified “Partial ban” for conversion therapy — 7% 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

Liechtenstein
No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Monaco
No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Luxembourg
No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
France
Banned France officially published a nationwide ban on conversion therapy in February 2022.
Austria
No ban Austria has proposed a nationwide ban but has not yet enacted legislation to prohibit conversion therapy.
San Marino
No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.

Other laws in Switzerland

Blasphemy Laws
Fines / civil penalties
Holocaust Denial
Criminal offense
Flag Desecration
Criminal offense

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