EU will not directly ban conversion therapy but will push member states to implement it
The EU announced today that it will not directly order a ban on 'conversion therapy' for the LGBTQ+ community, but will push member states to take action to combat such practices by issuing recommendations next year.
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(Central News Agency Brussels 13th, comprehensive foreign wire report) The European Union (EU) announced today that it will not order a ban on 'conversion therapy' for homosexual, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) groups, but will push member states to take action to combat such practices.
Agence France-Presse reported that the European Commission today raised the rainbow flag outside its headquarters in Brussels, and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that 'conversion therapy' has 'no place' in the EU.
The United Nations (UN) has called for a global ban on conversion therapy, calling such practices discriminatory, humiliating, and an infringement on bodily autonomy. Last May, over 1 million people signed a petition calling for the EU to ban it.
However, the EU argues that it does not have the legal authority to ban such practices, as doing so would constitute an encroachment on the powers of member states. But the European Commission announced today that it will issue recommendations to its member states next year, calling for nationwide bans on conversion therapy.
Among all 27 EU member states, eight countries have already banned these practices: Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta. (Edited by Chang Cheng-chien) 1150513
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(Central News Agency Brussels 13th, comprehensive foreign wire report) The European Union (EU) announced today that it will not order a ban on 'conversion therapy' for homosexual, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) groups, but will push member states to take action to combat such practices.
Agence France-Presse reported that the European Commission today raised the rainbow flag outside its headquarters in Brussels, and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that 'conversion therapy' has 'no place' in the EU.
The United Nations (UN) has called for a global ban on conversion therapy, calling such practices discriminatory, humiliating, and an infringement on bodily autonomy. Last May, over 1 million people signed a petition calling for the EU to ban it.
However, the EU argues that it does not have the legal authority to ban such practices, as doing so would constitute an encroachment on the powers of member states. But the European Commission announced today that it will issue recommendations to its member states next year, calling for nationwide bans on conversion therapy.
Among all 27 EU member states, eight countries have already banned these practices: Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta. (Edited by Chang Cheng-chien) 1150513
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