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| Region | Finland |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1996 |
| End Date | Jul 20, 2020 |
| Description | Before July 2020, minors and adults alike were allowed to access gender affirming care, including hormones and puberty blockers and surgery for adults. |
| Sources | https://bioedge.org/uncategorized/policy-shift-in-finland-for-gender-dysphoria-treatment/ https://segm.org/Finland_deviates_from_WPATH_prioritizing_psychotherapy_no_surgery_for_minors?s=09 https://palveluvalikoima.fi/documents/1237350/22895008/Valmistelumuistion+Liite+1.+Kirjallisuuskatsaus.pdf/5ad0f362-8735-35cd-3e53-3d17a010f2b6/Valmistelumuistion+Liite+1.+Kirjallisuuskatsaus.pdf?t=1592317703000 |
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edited by Notdog1996. Putting in a different description, so it's not identical to current entry.
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| Start Date | Dec 1995 | Jan 1, 1996 |
| Description | Starting in July 2020, the Finnish Health Authority banned gender affirming surgeries for minors and started severely restricting any type of gender-affirming care for minors due to "the uncertainty of providing any irreversible “gender-affirming” interventions for those 25 and under, due to the lack of neurological maturity" among other reasons. | Before July 2020, minors and adults alike were allowed to access gender affirming care, including hormones and puberty blockers and surgery for adults. |
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| End Date | (none) | Jul 20, 2020 |
edited by fem_enby_queen_07769. This entry did not reflect the current nature of getting gender affirming care as a minor in Finland.
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| Start Date | 1996 | Dec 1995 |
| Description | In 1996, Finland adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. | Starting in July 2020, the Finnish Health Authority banned gender affirming surgeries for minors and started severely restricting any type of gender-affirming care for minors due to "the uncertainty of providing any irreversible “gender-affirming” interventions for those 25 and under, due to the lack of neurological maturity" among other reasons. |
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| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest | https://bioedge.org/uncategorized/policy-shift-in-finland-for-gender-dysphoria-treatment/ https://segm.org/Finland_deviates_from_WPATH_prioritizing_psychotherapy_no_surgery_for_minors?s=09 https://palveluvalikoima.fi/documents/1237350/22895008/Valmistelumuistion+Liite+1.+Kirjallisuuskatsaus.pdf/5ad0f362-8735-35cd-3e53-3d17a010f2b6/Valmistelumuistion+Liite+1.+Kirjallisuuskatsaus.pdf?t=1592317703000 |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1996 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1996, Finland 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 |