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| Region | Libya |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Gender-affirming care is inaccessible in Libya. However, there is no explicit ban on it. |
| Sources | https://cairo52.com/countries/libya/ |
Revision History (4)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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| Value | Banned | Restricted |
| Description | Gender-affirming care is inaccessible in Libya. | Gender-affirming care is inaccessible in Libya. However, there is no explicit ban on it. |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing description, status, and link
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| Value | Restricted | Banned |
| 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. | Gender-affirming care is inaccessible in Libya. |
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| Sources | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541515/ | https://cairo52.com/countries/libya/ |
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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| 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 |