Is ‘conversion therapy’ tortious
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21495375 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Craig Purshouse (0000-0002-0432-119X, University of Liverpool, corresponding author), Ilias Trispiotis (0000-0002-7458-9896, University of Leeds) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-41 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legal Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-3875 • E-ISSN: 1748-121X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/lst.2021.28 |
| OpenAlex | W3170008491 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
So-called ‘conversion therapy’ involves therapeutic attempts to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. It is widely considered to be harmful to sexual minorities and there have been calls for it to be banned in the UK. In this paper, we examine whether victims of the practice could bring tort claims against ‘therapists’ for mental harm. Focusing on talking therapies, we assess tort doctrine in the law of negligence, the rule in Wilkinson v Downton , the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and deceit. We conclude that while some forms of conversion therapy will be tortious, others will not and so this area of law may fail to assist many victims of the practice
Criminology · Doctrine · Harassment · Harm · Liability · Political science · Psychotherapist · Sexual orientation · Tort · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Law · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |