A bill to outlaw gender reassignment has been passed in Russia.
According to international media reports, members in the lower house supported banning sex reassignment operations and passed a bill to outlaw sex reassignment.
After the Upper House and President Putin’s approval, the bill will become law.
The bill would ban any medical procedure aimed at changing a person’s gender, as well as changing the gender in official documents and public records.
The only exception would be medical intervention to treat congenital problems.
The bill must be approved by Russia’s Kremlin-controlled upper house, the Federation Council, which usually rubber-stamps legislation approved by the Duma.
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