Is conversion therapy banned in Sri Lanka?
No ban
Sri Lanka has no ban on conversion therapy, as the proposed bill was not enacted.
Sri Lanka is one of 201 countries classified “No ban” for conversion therapy — 86% of the 235 with data.
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Maldives
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- India
- Partial ban India prohibits medical professionals from practicing conversion therapy following a 2022 National Medical Commission directive.
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Bangladesh
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Myanmar
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Thailand
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Other laws in Sri Lanka
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
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