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
- 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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