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| Region | Argentina |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Jan 24, 1967 |
| End Date | Aug 9, 2006 |
| Description | Medical transition is not possible as sterilisation was banned until 2006 under Article 19 of Law No. 17,132 in 1967 which explicitly prohibits medical professionals to not carry out surgical interventions that modify the sex of the patient. |
| Sources | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/7063/sterilization-law-in-argentina-on-track-for-approval https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-26130-2006-119260 https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-17132-19429/texto |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding more info on the law.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 24, 1967 |
| Description | Medical transition is not possible as sterilisation was banned until 2006. | Medical transition is not possible as sterilisation was banned until 2006 under Article 19 of Law No. 17,132 in 1967 which explicitly prohibits medical professionals to not carry out surgical interventions that modify the sex of the patient. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/7063/sterilization-law-in-argentina-on-track-for-approval https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-26130-2006-119260 | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/7063/sterilization-law-in-argentina-on-track-for-approval https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-26130-2006-119260 https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-17132-19429/texto |
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edited by jadeywadey. bad source, bad description and bad dates.
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| End Date | 1979 | Aug 9, 2006 |
| Description | Medical transition is not possible | Medical transition is not possible as sterilisation was banned until 2006. |
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| Sources | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/7063/sterilization-law-in-argentina-on-track-for-approval https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-26130-2006-119260 |
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