Is conversion therapy banned in Ecuador?
Banned
Ecuadorian government bans conversion therapy under anti-discrimination and penal codes, with enforcement since 2012.
Ecuador is one of 14 countries classified “Banned” for conversion therapy — 8% of the 175 with data.
Source
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Peru
- Partial ban Peru prohibits conversion therapy for medical professionals and in Apurímac region.
- Colombia
- Partial ban Congress approved a bill to ban conversion therapy, but it has not yet been enacted into law.
- Panama
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Costa Rica
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Venezuela
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Nicaragua
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Other laws in Ecuador
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
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