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| Region | Morocco |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 2000 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Morocco, 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. ICD-10 classification, containing codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, governs gender medical transitions in Morocco. |
| Sources | https://www.iglta.org/destinations/africa/morocco/ https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest |
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| Value | Restricted | Legal |
| Start Date | 2016 | 2000 |
| Description | In Morocco, 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. However, there is no specific legislation that explicitly governs gender medical transitions in Morocco, and there may be practical limitations or barriers for transgender people seeking these treatments. | In Morocco, 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. ICD-10 classification, containing codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, governs gender medical transitions in Morocco. |
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| Sources | https://www.iglta.org/destinations/africa/morocco/ | https://www.iglta.org/destinations/africa/morocco/ https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest |
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edited by Notdog1996. Reverting to revision #21684:
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | Restricted |
| Start Date | 2000 | 2016 |
| Description | In 2000, Morocco adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. | In Morocco, 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. However, there is no specific legislation that explicitly governs gender medical transitions in Morocco, and there may be practical limitations or barriers for transgender people seeking these treatments. |
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| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=2000®ion=Africa | https://www.iglta.org/destinations/africa/morocco/ |
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edited by theo_paris. change statut
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Restricted | Legal |
| Start Date | 2016 | 2000 |
| Description | In Morocco, 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. However, there is no specific legislation that explicitly governs gender medical transitions in Morocco, and there may be practical limitations or barriers for transgender people seeking these treatments. | In 2000, Morocco adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. |
Show Difference | ||
| Sources | https://www.iglta.org/destinations/africa/morocco/ | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=2000®ion=Africa |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Morocco, 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. However, there is no specific legislation that explicitly governs gender medical transitions in Morocco, and there may be practical limitations or barriers for transgender people seeking these treatments. |
| Sources | https://www.iglta.org/destinations/africa/morocco/ |