Russia set to restrict surgery to change gender
The bill aims to prohibit surgeons from performing medical interventions designed to change the gender of a person, with an exemption for surgery to treat congenital anomalies in children.
Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin delivers a speech during a session of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia April 7, 2022. / Photo: Reuters
Russia may ban doctors from performing surgery to change people's gender under a proposed new bill, the TASS news agency has reported, citing a copy of the legislation.
The bill would prohibit medical workers from "performing medical interventions designed to change the sex of a person", TASS said on Tuesday but exempts surgery to treat congenital anomalies in children.
Surgery to treat congenital anomalies would only be permitted if approved by a "medical commission" at a federal public health institution, TASS said.
Last year, parliament passed a new law which bans "LGBT propaganda" in public and in the media.
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