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UK Draft Bill Criminalises Abusive Conversion Practices, Adds Protection Orders

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  • Bridget Phillipson announced a draft Bill that criminalises abusive conversion practices in Britain.
  • The Bill makes it a crime to forcibly change a person’s sexual orientation or transgender identity.
  • It also bans arranging or encouraging travel abroad for conversion practices and creates Protection Orders similar to FGM orders.
  • The British Psychological Society and Dr Hilary Cass and NHS trusts endorsed the proposals.