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| Region | Sweden |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Start Date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Starting in February 2022, Sweden began restricting gender affirming care to minors with the Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare saying that "the risks outweigh the benefits currently". Sweden now reserves gender affirming care for minors for "exceptional" circumstances. However, several sources incorrectly state this as a ban. |
| Sources | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230208-sweden-puts-brakes-on-treatments-for-trans-minors https://www.euronews.com/health/2023/02/16/as-spain-advances-trans-rights-sweden-backtracks-on-gender-affirming-treatments-for-teens |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. The source provided in the reports is a notorious TERF platform but it is important to acknowledge that misinformation continually refers to this as a ban.
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| Description | Starting in February 2022, Sweden began restricting gender affirming care to minors with the Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare saying that "the risks outweigh the benefits currently". Sweden now reserves gender affirming care for minors for "exceptional" circumstances. | Starting in February 2022, Sweden began restricting gender affirming care to minors with the Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare saying that "the risks outweigh the benefits currently". Sweden now reserves gender affirming care for minors for "exceptional" circumstances. However, several sources incorrectly state this as a ban. |
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edited by Notdog1996. Fixing the date as it was overlapping
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| Start Date | Dec 2021 | Feb 1, 2022 |
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- Status is not correct "https://segm.org/segm-summary-sweden-prioritizes-therapy-curbs-hormones-for-gender-dysphoric-youth While technically not entirely banned for minors, saying it is banned for minors is much more realistic. The government restricts such care to minors when in research, making it nearly impossible for the average minor to access such care."
edited by Notdog1996. Fixing status, adding explanation in description and removing city news as a source due to its transphobic bias
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| Value | Legal | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Start Date | Feb 2022 | Dec 2021 |
| Description | Starting in February 2022, Sweden began restricting gender affirming care to minors with the Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare saying that "the risks outweigh the benefits currently". | Starting in February 2022, Sweden began restricting gender affirming care to minors with the Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare saying that "the risks outweigh the benefits currently". Sweden now reserves gender affirming care for minors for "exceptional" circumstances. |
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| Sources | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230208-sweden-puts-brakes-on-treatments-for-trans-minors https://www.euronews.com/health/2023/02/16/as-spain-advances-trans-rights-sweden-backtracks-on-gender-affirming-treatments-for-teens https://www.city-journal.org/article/yes-europe-is-restricting-gender-affirming-care | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230208-sweden-puts-brakes-on-treatments-for-trans-minors https://www.euronews.com/health/2023/02/16/as-spain-advances-trans-rights-sweden-backtracks-on-gender-affirming-treatments-for-teens |
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edited by Notdog1996. Fixing status, adding explanation in description and removing city journal in the sources for its transphobic bias.
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| Start Date | 1997 | Feb 2022 |
| Description | In 1997, Sweden adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. | Starting in February 2022, Sweden began restricting gender affirming care to minors with the Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare saying that "the risks outweigh the benefits currently". |
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| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=1997®ion=Europe | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230208-sweden-puts-brakes-on-treatments-for-trans-minors https://www.euronews.com/health/2023/02/16/as-spain-advances-trans-rights-sweden-backtracks-on-gender-affirming-treatments-for-teens https://www.city-journal.org/article/yes-europe-is-restricting-gender-affirming-care |
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| Value | Legal, but restricted for minors | Legal |
| Start Date | Feb 2022 | 1997 |
| Description | Starting in February 2022, Sweden began restricting gender affirming care to minors with the Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare saying that "the risks outweigh the benefits currently". | In 1997, Sweden adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. |
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| Sources | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230208-sweden-puts-brakes-on-treatments-for-trans-minors https://www.euronews.com/health/2023/02/16/as-spain-advances-trans-rights-sweden-backtracks-on-gender-affirming-treatments-for-teens https://www.city-journal.org/article/yes-europe-is-restricting-gender-affirming-care | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=1997®ion=Europe |
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edited by fem_enby_queen_07769. This entry was not fully up-to-date.
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| Value | Legal | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Start Date | 1997 | Feb 2022 |
| Description | In 1997, Sweden adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. | Starting in February 2022, Sweden began restricting gender affirming care to minors with the Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare saying that "the risks outweigh the benefits currently". |
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| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=1997®ion=Europe | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230208-sweden-puts-brakes-on-treatments-for-trans-minors https://www.euronews.com/health/2023/02/16/as-spain-advances-trans-rights-sweden-backtracks-on-gender-affirming-treatments-for-teens https://www.city-journal.org/article/yes-europe-is-restricting-gender-affirming-care |
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created by theo_paris
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1997 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1997, Sweden adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. |
| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=1997®ion=Europe |
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- Status is not correct "In the past 2 years (starting February 2022) Sweden has began restricting gender affirming care for minors with Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare saying that "the risks outweigh the benefits currently".
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230208-sweden-puts-brakes-on-treatments-for-trans-minors
https://www.euronews.com/health/2023/02/16/as-spain-advances-trans-rights-sweden-backtracks-on-gender-affirming-treatments-for-teens
https://www.city-journal.org/article/yes-europe-is-restricting-gender-affirming-care
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