For a ban on conversion practices

Amendment No. 7 | Doc. 16315 | 28 January 2026

Signatories:

Mr Bob De BRABANDERE, Belgium, ECPA ; Sir Christopher CHOPE, United Kingdom, ECPA ; Mr Vladimir ĐORĐEVIĆ, Serbia, ECPA ; Mr Martin GRAF, Austria, ECPA ; Ms Britt HUYBRECHTS, Belgium, ECPA ; Mr Paweł JABŁOŃSKI, Poland, ECPA ; Ms Victoria TIBLOM, Sweden, ECPA ; Mr Markus WIECHEL, Sweden, ECPA

Origin

2026 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 8.1.1, replace the words “introduce legislation to prohibit conversion practices, providing for criminal sanctions” with the following words:

"introduce legislation to prohibit coercive or abusive conversion practices, using proportionate civil, administrative or professional regulatory measures."

Explanatory note

Criminal sanctions are inappropriate for regulating therapeutic, educational or parental conduct in the absence of coercion or abuse. This amendment removes the risk of criminalising care, caution or disagreement.