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| Region | Kyrgyzstan |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal, but banned for minors |
| Start Date | Jan 9, 2005 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 38 of the Law “On Protecting the Health of the Kyrgyz Republic Citizens” states, “the gender identity may be changed or corrected in healthcare facilities through medical interventions at the request of a full-aged patient based on medical, biological, social and psychological indications in accordance with the procedure set forth by the responsible governmental body of the Kyrgyz Republic in the area of health care.” |
| Sources | https://www.kgma.kg/pdf/Zakon_KR_Ob_ohrane_zdorovya_grajdan_v_Kyrgyzskoy_Respublike_ot_9_yanvarya_2005_goda_6.pdf https://ccprcentre.org/files/documents/INT_CCPR_ICO_KGZ_42950_E.pdf |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, but banned for minors |
| Start Date | Jan 9, 2005 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 38 of the Law “On Protecting the Health of the Kyrgyz Republic Citizens” states, “the gender identity may be changed or corrected in healthcare facilities through medical interventions at the request of a full-aged patient based on medical, biological, social and psychological indications in accordance with the procedure set forth by the responsible governmental body of the Kyrgyz Republic in the area of health care.” |
| Sources | https://www.kgma.kg/pdf/Zakon_KR_Ob_ohrane_zdorovya_grajdan_v_Kyrgyzskoy_Respublike_ot_9_yanvarya_2005_goda_6.pdf https://ccprcentre.org/files/documents/INT_CCPR_ICO_KGZ_42950_E.pdf |