(CNN) Canada on Wednesday banned conversion therapy, which are treatments that claim to be able to change a person's sexual orientation or identity. The law makes it a crime to subject a person of any age, consenting or not, to such treatment. So-called conversion therapies rely on the assumption that sexual orientation can be changed or "cured" -- an idea discredited by major medical associations in the US, the UK and elsewhere. The Canadian bill makes "providing, promoting, or advertising conversion therapy" a criminal offense, the Senate of Canada said on Twitter. It will also be an offense to profit from the provision of conversion therapy.

Source: CNN December 09, 2021 12:05 UTC