Citizens initiative aims to ban conversion therapy in Finland goes to parliament

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A citizens initiative to ban treatments aimed to treat conversion of sexual  and gender minorities moves to Finnish parliament after the initiative had reached required 50000 support declarations. 

Initiative is supported by many organizations such as Finnish psychiatric association and the Finnish psychological association. 

Similar ban by law was issued previously in EU area by Malta in 2016. 

Source government website: https://www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite/12094