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| Region | Egypt |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Sep 4, 2003 |
| Description | Until 2003, sex reassignment surgery wasn't regulated and was provided for trans people. Fatwas were even passed to recognise such changes and condemn those who did not pursue care. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20061231092837/http://www.mohp.gov.eg/Sec/about/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A8%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D9%86%D8%A9.doc https://cairo52.com/2023/01/27/suspended-citizens-inside-the-challenges-with-accessing-legal-gender-recognition-and-gender-affirming-health-care-for-trans-people-in-egypt/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/11/10/discriminatory-system-killed-transgender-man-egypt https://timep.org/2023/06/29/chromosome-trap-anti-trans-narratives-and-policy-in-egypt/ https://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jii/4750978.0002.302?view=text;rgn=main https://cairo52.com/countries/egypt/ |
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Sep 4, 2003 |
| Description | Until 2003, sex reassignment surgery wasn't regulated and was provided for trans people. Fatwas were even passed to recognise such changes and condemn those who did not pursue care. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20061231092837/http://www.mohp.gov.eg/Sec/about/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A8%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D9%86%D8%A9.doc https://cairo52.com/2023/01/27/suspended-citizens-inside-the-challenges-with-accessing-legal-gender-recognition-and-gender-affirming-health-care-for-trans-people-in-egypt/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/11/10/discriminatory-system-killed-transgender-man-egypt https://timep.org/2023/06/29/chromosome-trap-anti-trans-narratives-and-policy-in-egypt/ https://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jii/4750978.0002.302?view=text;rgn=main https://cairo52.com/countries/egypt/ |