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Social Democrats approve initiative calling for change to law on transsexuals
Party congress and party executive differ on issue
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The party congress of the Social Democratic Party, which convened last weekend, took a different stance on reforming legislation on gender reassignment than the party's executive.
According to a resolution passed by the party congress, the SDP needs to act in such a way that "violations of the human rights of transgender people bring an immediate response". The resolution also called for the removal from the law the present requirement that those undergoing sex change procedures should be sterile and unmarried.
The SDP executive does not see any need to change current legislation.