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| Region | Ghana |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | 1996 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1996, Ghana legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad. The government is trying to pass a law that seeks to ban gender affirming surgeries and access to such is difficult for trans Ghanians. |
| Sources | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf https://nyuad.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyuad/about/inclusion-diversity-belonging-equity/oie/visiting-ghana-comprehensive-guide-faq.pdf https://www.amnesty.org/es/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AFR2846772021ENGLISH.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding more relevant info. Sterilisation's legalisation alone does not guarantee anything for trans healthcare actually.
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| Description | In 1996, Ghana legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad. | In 1996, Ghana legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad. The government is trying to pass a law that seeks to ban gender affirming surgeries and access to such is difficult for trans Ghanians. |
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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://nyuad.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyuad/about/inclusion-diversity-belonging-equity/oie/visiting-ghana-comprehensive-guide-faq.pdf https://www.amnesty.org/es/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AFR2846772021ENGLISH.pdf |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | 1996 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1996, Ghana legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad. |
| Sources | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf |