New Zealand's parliament on Tuesday near-unanimously passed a legislation that bans practices intended to forcibly change a person's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, known as conversion therapy. The bill, which was introduced by the government last year, passed with 112 votes in favour and eight votes opposed. “This is a great day

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By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON - New Zealand's parliament on Tuesday near-unanimously passed a legislation that bans practices intended to forcibly change a person's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, known as conversion therapy. The bill, which was introduced by the government last year, passed with 112 votes in favour and eight votes opposed. “This is a great day

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New Zealand's parliament on Tuesday near-unanimously passed a legislation that bans practices intended to forcibly change a person's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, known as conversion therapy.

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The law also protects the right to express opinion, religious belief or principle which is not intended to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation.

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The bill passed with 112 voting in favour and eight National MPs opposed.

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The government says the practices, which are intended to forcibly change a person's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, cause harm and do not work.

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The law makes it a criminal offence to attempt to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through harmful therapy practices.

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New Zealand lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelming passed legislation to ban the widely discredited practice of attempting to forcibly change the sexual orientation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.

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By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's parliament on Tuesday near-unanimously passed a legislation that bans practices intended to forcibly change a person's sexual orientation, gender

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The legislation was passed by the New Zealand Parliament by a vote of 112-8. The law creates two new criminal offenses, one to punish with up to three years imprisonment. Only seven nations have banned conversion therapy, including Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, France, Germany, Malta.

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