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| Region | Libya |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Despite no specific laws concerning gender affirming healthcare, due to Libya's conservative attitude, strict interpretation of Islamic law and very poor access and quality of healthcare in general gender affirming care is restricted. |
| Sources | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541515/ |
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edited by fem_enby_queen_07769. This entry was simply incorrect.
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| Value | Legal | Restricted |
| Start Date | 2016 | (unknown) |
| Description | In 2016, Libya adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. | Despite no specific laws concerning gender affirming healthcare, due to Libya's conservative attitude, strict interpretation of Islamic law and very poor access and quality of healthcare in general gender affirming care is restricted. |
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| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541515/ |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2016, Libya 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 |