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| Region | Kazakhstan |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal, but banned for minors |
| Start Date | Jul 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 156 (Sex change) of the Code on Public Health and Healthcare System, states: 1. Persons with gender identity disorders who have reached the age of twenty-one, are capable, except for persons with mental, behavioral disorders (diseases), have the right to change their sex. 2. The procedure for medical examination and sex reassignment for persons with gender identity disorders is determined by the authorized body. |
| Sources | https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K2000000360 https://web.archive.org/web/20170329161758/http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CCPR/Shared%20Documents/KAZ/INT_CCPR_CSS_KAZ_24305_E.pdf - end of p8 cont. p9 |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | Legal, but banned for minors |
| Start Date | Mar 31, 2015 | Jul 2020 |
| Description | New guidance which came into effect in 2015 dictates the regulations on gender-affirming care. The restrictions are largely practical as Kazakhstan is very geographically spread out. The legal barriers to accessing care are seemingly not overly discriminate based on age or in general. | Article 156 (Sex change) of the Code on Public Health and Healthcare System, states: 1. Persons with gender identity disorders who have reached the age of twenty-one, are capable, except for persons with mental, behavioral disorders (diseases), have the right to change their sex. 2. The procedure for medical examination and sex reassignment for persons with gender identity disorders is determined by the authorized body. |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20170329161758/http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CCPR/Shared%20Documents/KAZ/INT_CCPR_CSS_KAZ_24305_E.pdf - end of p8 cont. p9 | https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/K2000000360 https://web.archive.org/web/20170329161758/http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CCPR/Shared%20Documents/KAZ/INT_CCPR_CSS_KAZ_24305_E.pdf - end of p8 cont. p9 |
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | New guidance which came into effect in 2015 dictates the regulations on gender-affirming care. The restrictions are largely practical as Kazakhstan is very geographically spread out. The legal barriers to accessing care are seemingly not overly discriminate based on age or in general. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20170329161758/http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CCPR/Shared%20Documents/KAZ/INT_CCPR_CSS_KAZ_24305_E.pdf - end of p8 cont. p9 |