For a ban on conversion practices

Amendment No. 9 | Doc. 16315 | 28 January 2026

Signatories:

Mr Paweł JABŁOŃSKI, Poland, ECPA ; Mr Pekka AITTAKUMPU, Finland, ECPA ; Ms Iwona ARENT, Poland, ECPA ; Mr Bob De BRABANDERE, Belgium, ECPA ; Mr Vladimir ĐORĐEVIĆ, Serbia, ECPA ; Mr Jan KANTHAK, Poland, ECPA ; Ms Martina KEMPF, Germany, ECPA ; Mr Daniel MILEWSKI, Poland, ECPA ; Ms Victoria TIBLOM, Sweden, ECPA ; Mr Markus WIECHEL, Sweden, ECPA

Origin

2026 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 8.1.1, insert the following paragraph:

"introduce legislation to prohibit any irreversible sex‑changing surgical procedures performed on persons under 18 years of age, except where such interventions are required as emergency life‑saving treatment; provide criminal and professional sanctions for practitioners who perform such procedures on minors;"

Explanatory note

Self explanatory. Irreversible, life-changing medical procedures should never be performed on minors who are incapable of understanding their nature and the effect on their future lives.