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Finland removes sterilisation requirement for legal gender recognition

2023 Finland legal gender recognition Protective Enacted Legislation

Finland’s new gender recognition law removed the requirement of sterilisation or medical proof of infertility, allowing legal gender recognition based on self-declaration for adults.

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Amnesty International

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