Is conversion therapy banned in Peru?
Partial ban
Peru prohibits conversion therapy for medical professionals and in Apurímac region.
Peru is one of 27 countries classified “Partial ban” for conversion therapy — 15% 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
- Ecuador
- Banned Ecuadorian government bans conversion therapy under anti-discrimination and penal codes, with enforcement since 2012.
- Colombia
- Partial ban Congress approved a bill to ban conversion therapy, but it has not yet been enacted into law.
- Bolivia
- Partial ban Bolivia bans conversion therapy in health facilities.
- Venezuela
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Brazil
- Partial ban Brazil bans conversion therapy with federal council provisions.
- Panama
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Other laws in Peru
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.