Is conversion therapy banned in Samoa?
Partial ban
Samoa bans conversion therapy for registered health professionals under mental health act.
Samoa 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
- Fiji
- Partial ban Ban on conversion therapy applies only to registered health professionals under the Mental Health Decree 2010.
- Vanuatu
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- New Caledonia
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Nauru
- Partial ban Nauru bans conversion therapy for registered health professionals only.
- Solomon Islands
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- New Zealand
- Banned New Zealand has fully banned conversion therapy nationwide.
Other laws in Samoa
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
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