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| Region | Saudi Arabia |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2009, Saudi Arabia adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. |
| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Unavailable, presence of the ICD-10 does not mean that gender-confirming surgeries occur. Here is a paper with a patient diagnosed with gender dysphoria where it is explicitly stated that gender-confirming care does not exist. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8213101/"
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Revision History (3)
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| Value | Banned | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 1, 2009 |
| Description | illegal completely | In 2009, Saudi Arabia adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. |
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| Sources | no source..... | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest |
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edited by johnteg. this user who contributed spammed this incorrect source everywhere he's a troll
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | Banned |
| Start Date | 2009 | (unknown) |
| Description | In 2009, Saudi Arabia adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. | illegal completely |
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| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest | no source..... |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2009, Saudi Arabia adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. |
| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest |