BERLIN, Dec. 19 -- The German government presented on Wednesday a draft law against so-called conversion therapies, which were medical interventions aimed at changing or suppressing a person's sexual orientation or self-perceived sexual identity. "Homosexuality is not a disease. Therefore, the term 'therapy' is misleading," said German Health Minister Jens Spahn. During the implementation of these conversion therapies, people would often experience "severe physical and mental suffering", Spahn said, adding that these alleged therapies would make people "ill and not healthy". According to the draft law, conversion therapies applied to persons under 18 will be generally prohibited in Germany. Therapies on adults would also be prohibited if the affected person were induced by "coercion, threat, deception or mistake" to undergo such therapy, or if they have not been informed by the practitioner about the "harmfulness of the treatment". With the new law, violations of the ban on conversion therapies could be punished with a prison sentence of up to one year. Infringements of the prohibition of advertising, offering or arranging of such treatments would result in a fine of up to 30,000 euros (33,400 U.S. dollars). "A ban is also an important social sign to all those who struggle with their homosexuality," said Spahn. According to the German Health Ministry, the law is expected to come into force in the middle of 2020. Xinhau
25 comments
… [Trackback]
[…] Find More here on that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] There you will find 39011 more Information to that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Find More on on that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Information on that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More on on that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Info to that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] There you can find 34800 more Info to that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Find More Info here on that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Here you will find 10982 additional Info to that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Find More on on that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Info to that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] There you will find 30982 more Info to that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Find More to that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Information to that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More here to that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Info on that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More on on that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More to that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Info on that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More to that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Read More on that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Find More on that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Info to that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] There you will find 86076 additional Info to that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
… [Trackback]
[…] Info on that Topic: namibiadailynews.info/german-govt-presents-draft-law-to-ban-therapies-against-homosexuality/ […]
Comments are closed.