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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 |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Source below was used but makes no mention of this status. It’s also illegal in Morocco with most of the parts controlled by the Polisario Front being uninhabitable so no one is getting any healthcare there, never mind trans people getting gender-affirming healthcare. Their headquarters are located in Tindouf, Algeria, where it is also banned so I have doubts this status is true.
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/morocco-and-western-sahara"
Revision History (1)
created by abbeydrgnn
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-1 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| 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 |