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For a ban on conversion practices

Amendment No. 2 | Doc. 16315 | 28 January 2026

Signatories:
Mr Georgios STAMATIS, Greece, EPP/CD ; Ms Regina BASTOS, Portugal, EPP/CD ; Mr Christophe BRICO, Monaco, EPP/CD ; Mr Ricardo CARVALHO, Portugal, EPP/CD ; Ms Maria-Nefeli CHATZIIOANNIDOU, Greece, EPP/CD ; Ms Belén HOYO, Spain, EPP/CD ; Mr Patryk JASKULSKI, Poland, EPP/CD ; Ms Carmen LEYTE, Spain, EPP/CD ; Ms Octavie MODERT, Luxembourg, EPP/CD ; Ms Catia POLIDORI, Italy, EPP/CD ; Mr Gonzalo ROBLES, Spain, EPP/CD ; Mr Robert-Ionatan SIGHIARTĂU, Romania, EPP/CD ; Mr Carlos SILVA SANTIAGO, Portugal, EPP/CD ; Ms Tone Wilhelmsen TRØEN, Norway, EPP/CD
Origin
2026 - First part-session
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 7, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly affirms that a conversion practices ban should not limit supportive interventions by parents or by qualified clinicians providing healthcare services to adults, young people and/or children, nor limit the independence of those interventions, so long as the interventions do not attempt to change, repress, or suppress people."

Explanatory note

The amendment aims to highlight the importance of the independence of healthcare professionals and the role that parents play in supporting children.