On JuneĀ 19, UNITE’s regional Chapter forĀ Latin America and the Caribbean organized an exchange of legislative experiences between two of its members – Hon. Miguel Costa Matos, from PortugalĀ andĀ Hon. Esteban PaulĆ³n,Ā fromĀ ArgentinaĀ and his team.
The proposal was to support theĀ legislative workĀ of Hon. Esteban PaulĆ³n, who is currently preparing aĀ billĀ with his teamĀ to ban the so-called ‘conversion therapies’ forĀ LGBT+Ā people inĀ Argentina. Hon. Costa Matos, author of the recently enacted law in the Portuguese Parliament on this topic –Ā Bill 15/2024, January 29, 2024Ā – answered technical questions from Hon. PaulĆ³n’s team and offered his valuable perspective andĀ experienceĀ in the field.
UNITEĀ continues to offer its members the opportunityĀ to collaborateĀ in the pursuit of more effective,Ā evidence-based legislation related to health as aĀ human right.