The federal authorities is about to desk a brand new invoice to ban conversion remedy on Monday, which if handed would outlaw practices that search to alter somebody’s sexual orientation or gender identification.
It would beef up a invoice which died when Parliament was dissolved forward of the September election, and is anticipated to ban the discredited apply utterly.
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Conversion remedy has included electric-shock remedy and intensive classes to repress non-heterosexual attraction.
The federal government has stated outlawing conversion remedy is a precedence.
Its new invoice, to be launched by Justice Minister David Lametti and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien, is anticipated to achieve extensive cross-party assist. However greater than half of the Conservative caucus opposed the federal government’s earlier try and ban conversion remedy practices.
The unique invoice solely outlawed conversion remedy if adults didn’t consent to it, although it banned it for kids.
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