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The Italian government, below new laws, would tighten controls on the provision of gender transition medical therapy for minors, in line with a draft regulation.
The regulation was handed by Italy’s cupboard late on Monday however continues to be topic to approval from parliament. The federal government mentioned the regulation was wanted “to guard the well being of minors” and introduce “efficient knowledge monitoring.”
The measure would regulate drugs reminiscent of puberty blockers and feminizing or masculinizing hormones for folks below the age of 18 who’re experiencing gender dysphoria.
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The regulation was handed by Italy’s cupboard late on Monday however continues to be topic to approval from parliament. (Getty Photos)
Underneath the invoice, these drugs would solely be distributed following protocols that haven’t but been drafted by the well being ministry and, pending that, after approval by a nationwide ethics committee of pediatricians.
The measure additionally establishes a nationwide registry on the Italian Medicines Company to observe “the proper use of [these] medicines” and acquire the medical histories of every transgender particular person present process therapy.
The draft regulation has sparked protests from transgender rights advocates.
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FILE PHOTO: An individual attends the annual LGBTQ+ Delight parade in Rome, Italy, June 14, 2025. (REUTERS/Yara Nardi)
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has described herself as an opponent of what she and her allies name the LGBTQ+ foyer and “gender ideology.”
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has described herself as an opponent of what she and her allies name the LGBTQ+ foyer and “gender ideology.” (Reuters)
Meloni’s government has made it harder for homosexual {couples} with kids to each be acknowledged as authorized dad and mom and has made it unlawful for any couple to go to a different nation to have a child by means of surrogacy.
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The draft invoice might nonetheless be rejected or amended by parliament, though it’s prone to be authorised, on condition that Meloni’s coalition has a strong majority and backs its goals.
Reuters contributed to this report.
