‘Conversion Therapy a Misconduct': Medical Commission Following Madras HC Order

'Conversion Therapy' is an unscientific practice of subjecting queer people to an intervention.

The National Medical Commission (NMC) on Friday, 2 September, declared the so-called 'conversion therapy' – an unscientific practice of subjecting queer people to intervention in order to “cure” them – an act of professional misconduct.

During the hearing at Madras High Court, the NMC said that it had adhered to the court's 8 July order by banning the act under the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002.