Spain - December 2022

The Parliament passed a bill simplifying the process for citizens to update their gender identities in official documents based on self-declaration, and without any of the onerous screening or evaluation requirements currently required. The bill would do away with requirements for a medical report and proof of hormonal treatment for two years. The bill bans conversion therapy, and further establishes measures for the inclusion of trans people across various sectors of society, including housing, work, and education. In parallel, the Parliament approved an innovative reproductive health law that would make Spain the first European country to permit 16- and 17-year-old girls to access an abortion without parental consent, and offers paid menstrual leave. As a next step, both bills require final approval by the Senate.

Sources: DW, Reuters, Euronews