Stories of jurisdictions that have tried and failed to introduce legislation against so-called conversion therapy
Activists routinely conflate abuses that are criminal under existing law with legitimate, everyday activities which cannot be criminalised, such as conversations between parents and children about sexuality or gender identity. It has proven extremely difficult.
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- p2 Leinster House: https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/leinster-house-the-building-used-for-the-parliament-of-ireland/585979058
- p4 Dáil Éireann chamber: Dáil Chamber Flickr
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- p8 Newspaper collage: CI
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- p10 The Cass Review cover: https://cass.independent-review.uk/home/publications/final-report/
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- p13 Court of Appeal judge Maria Hölcke: https://externmediabank.domstol.se/publishedmedia/c6gfsl5bd5e9x2zj774a/Maria_H-lcke_1.jpg
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- p19 Austrian Parliament: https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/vienna-austria-interior-of-austrian-parliament-house/570447450
- p20 Finland flag: https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/finnish-flag-above-helsinki/915540312
- p21 Prime Minister Petteri Orpo: https://flic.kr/p/2qosUNr
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