Considerações sobre Alterações Recentes à Lei da Autodeterminação de Género

Miguel Lavrador; Sara Sousa; Margarida Fraga; Gustavo França

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Reflections on Recent Amendments to the Gender Self-determination Law

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Miguel Lavrador Serviço Local de Saúde Mental Porto Ocidental. Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António. Porto. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7145-4401
Sara Sousa Serviço Local de Saúde Mental Porto Ocidental. Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António. Porto.
Margarida Fraga Serviço Local de Saúde Mental Porto Ocidental. Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António. Porto.
Gustavo França Serviço Local de Saúde Mental Porto Ocidental. Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António. Porto.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.24917

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Portugal, Transgender Persons/legislation & jurisprudence

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2026-09-07

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Lavrador M, Sousa S, Fraga M, França G. Reflections on Recent Amendments to the Gender Self-determination Law. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2026 Sep. 7 [cited 2026 Sep. 12];. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/24917

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