Current Version
| Region | Argentina |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Dec 3, 2010 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 3(c) of the Law on Mental Health (2010) establishes that a person cannot be diagnosed on their mental health exclusively on the basis of their "sexual choice or identity”. It prevents health professionals, particularly psychiatrists, from legally engaging in sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE). Additionally, at the subnational level, in December 2020, the province of Santa Cruz passed the Integral Law for the recognition and historical reparation of the rights of trans persons (Law No. 3.724), which prohibits "aversion therapies" for trans people under Article 24. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/argentina-lgbti https://web.archive.org/web/20160805221927/http://www.fepra.org.ar/docs/salud_mental/ley_nacional_26657.pdf |
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Revision History (7)
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Banned |
| Description | Some regions have banned conversion therapy however it isn't nationwide yet. | Article 3(c) of the Law on Mental Health (2010) establishes that a person cannot be diagnosed on their mental health exclusively on the basis of their "sexual choice or identity”. It prevents health professionals, particularly psychiatrists, from legally engaging in sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE). Additionally, at the subnational level, in December 2020, the province of Santa Cruz passed the Integral Law for the recognition and historical reparation of the rights of trans persons (Law No. 3.724), which prohibits "aversion therapies" for trans people under Article 24. |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20160805221927/http://www.fepra.org.ar/docs/salud_mental/ley_nacional_26657.pdf | https://database.ilga.org/argentina-lgbti https://web.archive.org/web/20160805221927/http://www.fepra.org.ar/docs/salud_mental/ley_nacional_26657.pdf |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Banned | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Under national ban. | Some regions have banned conversion therapy however it isn't nationwide yet. |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Dec 3, 2010 |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20160805221927/http://www.fepra.org.ar/docs/salud_mental/ley_nacional_26657.pdf |
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- Status is not correct
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Not banned | Banned |
| Description | No | only on the case of sexual orientation. |