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| Region | Italy |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Start Date | Feb 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Puberty blockers can be started in transgender youths, followed by gender-affirming hormones (GAH) by the age of 16 years, surgery requires the recipient to be 18 years old and receive the approval of a court. However, in 2025, a bill has been proposed to ban puberty blockers in Italy. |
| Sources | https://ijponline.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13052-023-01471-2? https://tgeu.org/italy-proposes-new-law-further-restricting-healthcare-access-and-privacy-for-trans-youth/ |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (4)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding info about proposed ban.
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| Description | Puberty blockers can be started in transgender youths, followed by gender-affirming hormones (GAH) by the age of 16 years, surgery requires the recipient to be 18 years old and receive the approval of a court. | Puberty blockers can be started in transgender youths, followed by gender-affirming hormones (GAH) by the age of 16 years, surgery requires the recipient to be 18 years old and receive the approval of a court. However, in 2025, a bill has been proposed to ban puberty blockers in Italy. |
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| Sources | https://ijponline.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13052-023-01471-2? | https://ijponline.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13052-023-01471-2? https://tgeu.org/italy-proposes-new-law-further-restricting-healthcare-access-and-privacy-for-trans-youth/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing start date.
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| Start Date | 2023 | Feb 2019 |
| Federal Law | No | Yes |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "In Italia, la legge 164/1982 non impedisce interventi chirurgici prima dei 18 anni, quindi non è limitato ai minori. https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:legge:1982-04-14;164. https://studiopiemonte.com/cambio-sesso-minorenne/"
edited by jadeywadey. Updated status and description.
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| Value | Legal | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Description | Puberty blockers can be started in transgender youths, followed by gender-affirming hormones (GAH) by the age of 16 years. | Puberty blockers can be started in transgender youths, followed by gender-affirming hormones (GAH) by the age of 16 years, surgery requires the recipient to be 18 years old and receive the approval of a court. |
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| Sources | https://ijponline.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13052-023-01471-2?utm_source=chatgpt.com | https://ijponline.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13052-023-01471-2? |
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created by jadeywadey
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Puberty blockers can be started in transgender youths, followed by gender-affirming hormones (GAH) by the age of 16 years. |
| Sources | https://ijponline.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13052-023-01471-2?utm_source=chatgpt.com |