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| Region | Argentina |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1997 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1997, Argentina adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. In 1997, sterilization was also legalized, which allowed sex reassignment surgery to be performed. |
| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf |
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Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1997 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1997, Argentina adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. In 1997, sterilization was also legalized, which allowed sex reassignment surgery to be performed. |
| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf |