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| Region | United Arab Emirates |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Gender-affirming care for transgender people in the UAE is explicitly banned. The law specifically states only intersex individuals may be approved for gender-affirming care. |
| Sources | https://manaramagazine.org/2022/03/confused-judiciary-transgender-rights-inside-the-mena-regions-case-law-on-legal-gender-recognition/ |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved a ban description
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| Description | not allowed it's illegal | Gender-affirming care for transgender people in the UAE is explicitly banned. The law specifically states only intersex individuals may be approved for gender-affirming care. |
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| Value | Legal | Banned |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2018 | (unknown) |
| Description | In 2018, United Arab Emirates adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. | not allowed it's illegal |
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| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=2018®ion=Asia | https://manaramagazine.org/2022/03/confused-judiciary-transgender-rights-inside-the-mena-regions-case-law-on-legal-gender-recognition/ |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Reverting to revision #39684:
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| Value | Banned | Legal |
| Description | not allowed | In 2018, United Arab Emirates adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. |
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| Sources | no sources ... | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=2018®ion=Asia |
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| Value | Legal | Banned |
| Description | In 2018, United Arab Emirates adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. | not allowed |
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| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=2018®ion=Asia | no sources ... |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 2018 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2018, United Arab Emirates 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=2018®ion=Asia |
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