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| Region | Western Sahara |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Western Sahara, medical gender transitions are framed by a circular issued by the Ministry of Health in 2016. This circular allows transgender people to access medical treatments such as hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery, under certain conditions and after obtaining the advice of several specialists. The ICD-10 classification, containing codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, governs medical gender transitions in Western Sahara. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/morocco-and-western-sahara |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Western Sahara, medical gender transitions are framed by a circular issued by the Ministry of Health in 2016. This circular allows transgender people to access medical treatments such as hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery, under certain conditions and after obtaining the advice of several specialists. The ICD-10 classification, containing codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, governs medical gender transitions in Western Sahara. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/morocco-and-western-sahara |