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| Region | Poland |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Conversion therapy is not Banned in Poland. The attitude of homosexuality as a disease is still commonplace |
| Sources | https://www.rainbow-europe.org/#8653/0/0 |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. The previous status and description was incorrect
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Not banned |
| Description | Poland does not view homosexuality as a disease, and as such any patient has the right to deny any therapy forced upon them. Otherwise it's a very uncommon practice in Europe. No official ban though. | Conversion therapy is not Banned in Poland. The attitude of homosexuality as a disease is still commonplace |
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | No ban as of 2023, this isn’t likely to change because many poles ignorantly view homosexuality as a disease | Poland does not view homosexuality as a disease, and as such any patient has the right to deny any therapy forced upon them. Otherwise it's a very uncommon practice in Europe. No official ban though. |
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- Status is not correct "There is no law banning conversion therapy, thus it is legal"
- Status is not correct
edited by Canadianstudent03. No ban as of 2023, this isn’t likely to change because many poles ignorantly view homosexuality as a disease
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Every doctor, who would like to undertake conversion therapy in Poland, must expect that his activity will be considered illegal if patient submits a complaint under existing regulations, because in Poland homosexuality and transsexualism are not considered as diseases and there are legal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. | No ban as of 2023, this isn’t likely to change because many poles ignorantly view homosexuality as a disease |
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| Sources | file:///C:/Users/Oem/Downloads/PPM-4-2020_170x240+pages+5+-+65.pdf | https://www.rainbow-europe.org/#8653/0/0 |
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Not banned |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | May 12, 2015 | (NONE) |
| Description | No laws in place. As well their is still the attitude that homosexuality is a disease. Conversion therapy ban pending. | Every doctor, who would like to undertake conversion therapy in Poland, must expect that his activity will be considered illegal if patient submits a complaint under existing regulations, because in Poland homosexuality and transsexualism are not considered as diseases and there are legal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. |
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| Sources | https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/03/21/half-of-europes-doctors-think-being-gays-a-disease/ | file:///C:/Users/Oem/Downloads/PPM-4-2020_170x240+pages+5+-+65.pdf |
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- Status is not correct "No laws in place, but Polish Psychologic Association and Polish Sexological Society recognize homosexuality as a normal variant of sexuality https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homoseksualizm#Homoseksualno%C5%9B%C4%87_w_medycynie_i_psychologii"
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| Description | No laws in place. As well their is still the attitude that homosexuality is a disease. | No laws in place. As well their is still the attitude that homosexuality is a disease. Conversion therapy ban pending. |
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| Value | Banned | Not banned |
| Description | No | No laws in place. As well their is still the attitude that homosexuality is a disease. |
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| Sources | http://southfloridagaynews.com/World/latvia-lithuania-ranked-worst-nation-in-eu-for-lgbt-citizens.html | https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/03/21/half-of-europes-doctors-think-being-gays-a-disease/ |
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| Value | Not banned | Banned |
| Start Date | (NONE) | May 12, 2015 |
| Sources | No | http://southfloridagaynews.com/World/latvia-lithuania-ranked-worst-nation-in-eu-for-lgbt-citizens.html |
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Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "There are groups in Poland pursuing conversion therapy and there is no official ban on it, for example a famous group called Odwaga."
- Status is not correct "I am from Poland and I have not heard anything about banning conversion therapy. In Europe only Malta did it.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/malta-becomes-first-country-in-europe-to-ban-gay-cure-therapy-a7459946.html"