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| Region | Estonia |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Start Date | Feb 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The regulation adopted in 1999 is now obsolete, but no new regulation has been adopted. As a result, the current practice of gender recognition and the provision of medical services in relation to gender transition no longer corresponds to the Regulation. For example, genetic testing is no longer required. The Commission, which started its work in February 2022, has confirmed that the determination of chromosomal sex by a geneticist is not medically justified, that compulsory genetic testing is unethical and that this requirement has been abandoned. However, while trans youth can access puberty blockers, hormone therapy is not provided to them. |
| Sources | Translated from https://www.lgbt.ee/soo-tunnustamine https://tgeu.org/trans-health-map-2024-as-who-guidelines-approach-healthcare-for-trans-people-in-the-eu-still-hindered-by-stigma-and-long-delays/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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| Value | Legal | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Description | The regulation adopted in 1999 is now obsolete, but no new regulation has been adopted. As a result, the current practice of gender recognition and the provision of medical services in relation to gender transition no longer corresponds to the Regulation. For example, genetic testing is no longer required. The Commission, which started its work in February 2022, has confirmed that the determination of chromosomal sex by a geneticist is not medically justified, that compulsory genetic testing is unethical and that this requirement has been abandoned. | The regulation adopted in 1999 is now obsolete, but no new regulation has been adopted. As a result, the current practice of gender recognition and the provision of medical services in relation to gender transition no longer corresponds to the Regulation. For example, genetic testing is no longer required. The Commission, which started its work in February 2022, has confirmed that the determination of chromosomal sex by a geneticist is not medically justified, that compulsory genetic testing is unethical and that this requirement has been abandoned. However, while trans youth can access puberty blockers, hormone therapy is not provided to them. |
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| Sources | Translated from https://www.lgbt.ee/soo-tunnustamine | Translated from https://www.lgbt.ee/soo-tunnustamine https://tgeu.org/trans-health-map-2024-as-who-guidelines-approach-healthcare-for-trans-people-in-the-eu-still-hindered-by-stigma-and-long-delays/ |
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created by Gradient1058
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Feb 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The regulation adopted in 1999 is now obsolete, but no new regulation has been adopted. As a result, the current practice of gender recognition and the provision of medical services in relation to gender transition no longer corresponds to the Regulation. For example, genetic testing is no longer required. The Commission, which started its work in February 2022, has confirmed that the determination of chromosomal sex by a geneticist is not medically justified, that compulsory genetic testing is unethical and that this requirement has been abandoned. |
| Sources | Translated from https://www.lgbt.ee/soo-tunnustamine |