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| Region | Kenya |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Gender-affirming care is not banned in Kenya but doctors have been known to deny access with no reasons provided. |
| Sources | https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/evewoman/living/article/2001251180/blurred-lines-the-life-of-a-transgender-woman-in-kenya#google_vignette |
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| Value | Restricted | Legal |
| Description | Gender-affirming care is not banned in Kenya but doctors have been known to deny access with no reasons provided. | Gender-affirming care is not banned in Kenya but doctors have been known to deny access with no reasons provided. |
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Start Date | 1986 | (unknown) |
| Description | In 1986, Kenya legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad. | Gender-affirming care is not banned in Kenya but doctors have been known to deny access with no reasons provided. |
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| Sources | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf | https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/evewoman/living/article/2001251180/blurred-lines-the-life-of-a-transgender-woman-in-kenya#google_vignette |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | 1986 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1986, Kenya legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad. |
| Sources | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf |