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| Region | Rwanda |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Rwanda provides sex reassignment surgery but not hormone therapy. However, access to surgery is inhibited by laws often used to target transgender people. |
| Sources | https://eathan.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/EATHAN-2020-Report-LGR-Trans-Care.pdf https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457650&pls=1 |
Revision History (4)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding more info.
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| Description | In 1986, Rwanda legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad. Hormone therapy is not available however. | Rwanda provides sex reassignment surgery but not hormone therapy. However, access to surgery is inhibited by laws often used to target transgender people. |
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| Sources | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457650&pls=1 | https://eathan.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/EATHAN-2020-Report-LGR-Trans-Care.pdf https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457650&pls=1 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Removing unnecessary start year.
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| Start Date | 1986 | (unknown) |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding more info.
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| Description | In 1986, Rwanda legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad. | In 1986, Rwanda legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad. Hormone therapy is not available however. |
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| Sources | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf | https://www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/tx_rhscpublications/EngenderHealth_Contraceptive%20Sterilization-Chapter%204_2002.pdf https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=457650&pls=1 |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | 1986 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1986, Rwanda 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 |