Current Version
| Region | Poland |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Feb 25, 1978 |
| End Date | Jun 22, 1989 |
| Description | The Supreme Court resolution III CZP 100/77 sanctioned the practice of rectifying birth certificates via a non-contentious administrative mode, theoretically allowing for gender recognition without surgery if the phenotype was dominant and irreversible, though the Court explicitly recognized the legality of surgical "adaptation" procedures. This period saw the solidification of the rectification practice in judicial decisions, although legal doctrine questioned the applicability of rectification to a condition that manifests later in life rather than being a clerical error at birth. |
| Sources | https://iws.gov.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IWS_Lukasiewicz-J.M._Prawne-aspekty-zmiany-plci.pdf https://nil.org.pl/uploaded_files/1579518421_09-urbanowicz-beetkowska.pdf https://repozytorium.amu.edu.pl/server/api/core/bitstreams/bacca2cd-3b69-4666-add8-0f277005f1e2/content |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Feb 25, 1978 |
| End Date | Jun 22, 1989 |
| Description | The Supreme Court resolution III CZP 100/77 sanctioned the practice of rectifying birth certificates via a non-contentious administrative mode, theoretically allowing for gender recognition without surgery if the phenotype was dominant and irreversible, though the Court explicitly recognized the legality of surgical "adaptation" procedures. This period saw the solidification of the rectification practice in judicial decisions, although legal doctrine questioned the applicability of rectification to a condition that manifests later in life rather than being a clerical error at birth. |
| Sources | https://iws.gov.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IWS_Lukasiewicz-J.M._Prawne-aspekty-zmiany-plci.pdf https://nil.org.pl/uploaded_files/1579518421_09-urbanowicz-beetkowska.pdf https://repozytorium.amu.edu.pl/server/api/core/bitstreams/bacca2cd-3b69-4666-add8-0f277005f1e2/content |