Prohibition of Conversion Therapies for a Minor Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק איסור טיפולי המרה לקטין
TL;DRA ban on providing or referring minors to conversion therapy; violating this ban constitutes a civil tort with statutory damages.
Translated from Hebrew
What does the bill do?
The bill sets a ban on providing conversion therapy to minors (diagnosis, counseling, or treatment aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity) and a ban on referring minors to such treatments. Providing conversion therapy or referring someone to such treatment are defined as civil torts, and a court may award damages of up to 120,000 shekels for providing the treatment and up to 60,000 shekels for a referral. The permitted treatments are: support for understanding and accepting the minor's orientation/identity, and treatment for physiological sex change.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 67 seats
Left the coalition 9 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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